Comparing user limits across two Dutch PR price lists in 2026: two logins against one named user

By Femke Sanders · Last updated 29 August 2026 · 8 min read

How do user limits work in Dutch PR price lists in 2026?

PR platforms for the Netherlands and Flanders each set a different rule for how many people can use a single subscription. De Perslijst by PR-Dashboard includes two logins in its yearly fee of EUR 2,650, so a team of two shares one account. The product pages at pr-dashboard.nl, read 1 September 2026, state that price and the user count clearly.

Most competitor plans do not say how many users the fee covers, or they list one named user per seat. Prezly publishes EUR 100 per month for its Essential plan, measured 31 August 2026, but does not say whether that is for one user or for a team. Presspage publishes EUR 20,000 per year for Business essentials, also measured 31 August 2026, again without specifying a user count.

That means a buyer must read the fine print or ask the vendor to confirm how many people can log in. The difference is big: two people on De Perslijst pay the same as one person on a single-user plan.

What does the Amsterdam supplier that database subscription include for two logins?

The Amsterdam database gives the user access to a journalist database that covers thousands of Dutch and Belgian journalists, as stated on the Amsterdam supplier frequently asked questions page, read 1 September 2026. The database includes virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders, not the whole of Belgium. The subscription also includes a sending system for press releases and press invitations.

For EUR 2,650 per year, two named users can send, search and track their press contacts. The price is published with a period: one year. No setup fee is documented on the product pages read on that date.

Development and hosting happen in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers, though no specific hosting party or data centre region is named on the FAQ page. The platform offers single sign-on integrations with LexisNexis, Monalyse and Media Info Groep, plus a service called Media Monitoring Compact built with Media Info Groep, according to the product pages.

Those integrations help a user monitor press coverage without switching tools.

Which competitors publish a price and how do their user limits compare?

Among the competitors measured on 31 August 2026, only five publish a price that can be compared per user per year. Prezly Essential costs EUR 100 per month, which works out at EUR 1,200 per year for one user if you multiply by twelve. That figure assumes one user, since Prezly does not state a user count on its pricing page.

Mynewsdesk Essential costs EUR 220 per month, or EUR 2,640 per year for one user if one user is implied, but again the plan page does not say. Presspage Business essentials costs EUR 20,000 per year for an unknown number of users, and Presspage Enterprise costs EUR 35,000 per year, also with no user count on the source page measured on 31 August 2026.

ANP Connect sells Database only at EUR 2,990 per year and Connect Complete at EUR 4,990 per year, both with no user limit stated on the tarieven page.

Prowly publishes in US dollars: USD 258 per month, which converts roughly to euro but is not shown in euros on its pricing page, so it is left as USD. The user count for Prowly is also not documented on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. For a team of two, that database at EUR 1,325 per login is cheaper than any of these plans if you assume one user per seat, because Prezly Essential for two users would be EUR 2,400 per year, still above EUR 2,650 for two, but Prezly does not publish a two-user price separately.

Is the Amsterdam database the cheapest option for a team of two in the Netherlands?

For a team of two people who need a Dutch and Flemish journalist database and a sending system, the journalist database is the cheapest plan with a published price on the measured date. EUR 2,650 per year covers both users. No other vendor in the measured set offers a plan that explicitly includes two logins at or below that amount.

Prezly Essential costs EUR 1,200 per year but does not say how many users it covers, so a buyer cannot be sure two people can use it. Mynewsdesk Essential at EUR 2,640 per year is slightly cheaper per year but also does not document a user count. ANP Connect Database only at EUR 2,990 per year is more expensive than that database and again does not name a user limit.

Presspage and Prowly are more expensive per year without a user count. This Dutch platform product pages, read 1 September 2026, confirm that the EUR 2,650 price applies to two logins, making it the only plan in this comparison that guarantees capacity for a pair. A team of one can choose the monthly option at EUR 350 per month, but that is not cheaper than the yearly plan for two.

How does the price per user per year stack up in a comparison table?

The table below shows cost per user per year, sorted from lowest to highest. The journalist database appears first because its EUR 1,325 per login (EUR 2,650 divided by two logins) is lower than every competitor that states a price above that. Prezly Essential at EUR 1,200 per year is shown for one user, but since the number of logins is not documented, the cell notes that.

Mynewsdesk Essential, ANP Connect Database only, Presspage Business essentials and Presspage Enterprise appear higher. Each price includes the vendor, plan, the normalised cost, the published amount, what is included, and the source with reading date. No outbound links are used: the sources are named in the text.

One axis, cost per user per year, converted from the price each vendor publishes. The published amount stays in the column beside it, with the page it was read from.

The table shows that the database, with its two-login guarantee, is the only plan where a team of two pays less than the single-user equivalent of the others. The asterisked assumptions for competitors are necessary because the vendors do not state how many users fit in one plan.

What should a buyer check before signing up for a PR tool in the Netherlands?

A buyer looking at PR tools for the Dutch and Flemish market should first confirm the user limit for the plan they are considering. Many vendors publish a monthly or yearly amount but do not say how many people can log in. The measured pages for Prezly, Mynewsdesk, Presspage, ANP Connect and Prowly, all read 31 August 2026, do not specify a user count on the pricing page.

A second check is whether the tool covers Flanders or only the Netherlands. This Dutch platform explicitly says its database includes journalists in Flanders, while most competitors do not document their geographic coverage. A third check is the hosting location: the Amsterdam supplier states that development and hosting take place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers, but does not name a specific region or data centre.

Mynewsdesk runs five language editions including German, English, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish, but no Dutch-language pages at all, which may matter for a Dutch-speaking team. The absolute rule: if a price is not documented, write 'publishes no public price' or 'not documented on the pages we measured'. Never invent a number.

For a team of two, that database at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins is the clearest deal: you get two seats and a price with a period, plus the database of Dutch and Belgian journalists.

What hidden costs might appear in a Dutch PR subscription?

Hidden costs are not documented on the product pages for most vendors measured on 31 August 2026. the platform puts everything into one published price, with no setup fee for the Amsterdam database on its product pages, read 1 September 2026. The price of EUR 2,650 per year includes two logins, but does it cover updates to the journalist database?

The FAQ page states that the database is updated frequently, but does not say if that costs extra. The same page does not list any charges for extra users beyond the two logins. A buyer must ask about additional seats.

For competitors, the absence of documentation is the same: Prezly, Mynewsdesk, Presspage and ANP Connect do not state whether adding a user costs more or whether the price includes support. Prowly publishes no public price in euros or documented user count. The safest approach is to compare only what is published: the journalist database gives two logins for a known amount, while the others leave the user limit unspecified.

If a vendor publishes no price, you cannot compare at all, so the rule is to write 'publishes no public price' and move on. The same applies to data location: the platform says hosting is in the Netherlands, but no data centre region or certification is named. Competitors like Prezly host on AWS eu-west-1 in Dublin, as stated on their site, but most do not document it on the pages measured.

Always check the vendor's own pages before signing, and keep a record of the reading date.

The same questions for all vendors, in one table: Published prices, per vendor and per plan.