By Femke Sanders · Last updated 28 August 2026 · 7 min read
In this guide ↓Quick answer: Dutch buyers of PR software often miss the notice period in their contract. In 2026, the most common mistakes are signing a one year term that auto renews, forgetting to cancel in time, and not checking if the contract allows switching to a cheaper plan.
De Perslijst from the Amsterdam supplier costs EUR 2,650 per year for two logins and has no lock in period on its product pages, read 1 September 2026. Most competitors publish annual contracts, but only a few state a notice period explicitly.
Many PR platforms in the Netherlands and Flanders sell their software on an annual subscription. The notice period is the time before the end of the contract in which you must tell the supplier you want to stop. If you miss that window, the contract often renews automatically for another year.
PR-Dashboard product pages, read 1 September 2026, do not document a notice period for De Perslijst, PR-Newsroom or the press-question module. This means the buyer should ask for the terms in writing before signing.
Competitors such as Presspage and Mynewsdesk publish annual plans. Presspage Business essentials costs EUR 20,000 per year and Presspage Enterprise is EUR 35,000 per year, both from the Presspage plans page, read 31 August 2026. Mynewsdesk Essential costs EUR 220 per month, from the Mynewsdesk plans page, read 31 August 2026.
None of these pages document a notice period on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. A buyer who assumes there is no notice period risks paying for a year they no longer need.
Most suppliers that publish a price sell an annual subscription. Prezly sells monthly plans from EUR 100 to EUR 250 per month, from the Prezly pricing page, read 31 August 2026, so a buyer can cancel after one month. But Prezly hosts on AWS eu-west 1 in Dublin, not in the Netherlands.
The supplier the Amsterdam database costs EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, from the Amsterdam supplier product pages, read 1 September 2026. The product pages do not show a separate monthly option for that database, except a one month price of EUR 350 per month, from this Dutch platform page for government organisations, read 1 September 2026.
That month price is higher per month than the yearly price, which is common.
The hosted newsroom costs EUR 1,750 with no period stated on the product pages, read 1 September 2026. That module costs EUR 2,700 with no period stated, from the same source. A buyer who signs an annual contract for any of these products should check the notice period in the contract itself. The product pages do not document a notice period, so the contract is the only source.
Dutch buyers often sign a contract in January and forget to check the renewal date in December. If the notice period is 30 days before the end of the contract, you must cancel by 1 December. If you miss that date, the contract renews for another full year.
This Dutch platform product pages, read 1 September 2026, do not document a notice period, so the buyer must ask the supplier. For a team of two, the journalist database costs EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, which is EUR 1,325 per user per year. That is a benchmark for what a year of PR software costs in the Netherlands.
Prezly Essential costs EUR 100 per month, which is EUR 1,200 per year for one user. Prezly does not document a notice period on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. But because Prezly sells monthly, the buyer can cancel at any time without a full year lock in.
Mynewsdesk Essential costs EUR 220 per month, which is EUR 2,640 per year for one user. Mynewsdesk does not document a notice period on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. The buyer who signs Mynewsdesk should check the contract for auto renewal.
Some PR suppliers allow you to upgrade or downgrade your plan during the year. Others lock you into the plan you chose until the contract ends. For example, Presspage Business essentials costs EUR 20,000 per year and Presspage Enterprise costs EUR 35,000 per year, from the Presspage plans page, read 31 August 2026.
Presspage does not document a switch option on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. A buyer who starts with Business essentials and later wants Enterprise may have to pay the difference or wait for renewal.
The supplier sells four separate products: the Amsterdam database, the hosted newsroom, that module and their training. Each product costs separately. The journalist database costs EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, that newsroom costs EUR 1,750 with no period stated, the inquiry desk costs EUR 2,700 with no period stated, all from the platform product pages, read 1 September 2026.
A buyer can buy one product and add another later without changing the first contract. The product pages do not document a penalty for switching, but the contract may still have terms.
Some PR software contracts cover only the Netherlands. If your organisation sends press releases to Flanders as well, you need a database that includes Belgian journalists. the platform states its database holds thousands of Dutch and Belgian journalists and covers virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders, from the platform FAQ page, read 1 September 2026.
The contract for the journalist database should state which countries are included. If the contract says only the Netherlands, the buyer pays for a feature they cannot use.
ANP Connect sells separate plans for Belgium. ANP Connect Belgische media via Belga costs EUR 495 per release, from the ANP Connect tarieven page, read 31 August 2026. ANP Connect Nederland plus België costs EUR 1,395 per release, from the same source.
A buyer who signs an annual contract for ANP Connect Database only at EUR 2,990 per year, from the same source, should check whether that database includes Belgium. The ANP Connect tarieven page, read 31 August 2026, does not document the database coverage in the same detail as the platform.
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.
| Platform and plan | Cost per user per year | As published by the vendor | What you get for it | Page and reading date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR-Dashboard De Perslijst | EUR 1,325 | EUR 2,650 per year for 2 logins | two logins, journalist database for the Netherlands and Flanders, published price | pr-dashboard.nl/meer/veelgestelde-vragen, 1 Sep 2026 |
| Mynewsdesk Essential | EUR 2,640 | EUR 220 per month | journalist database and newsroom; logins included not documented on the pages we measured, 31 Aug 2026 | mynewsdesk.com/en/plans, 31 Aug 2026 |
| ANP Connect Complete | EUR 4,990 | EUR 4,990 per year | database plus distribution; logins included not documented on the pages we measured, 31 Aug 2026 | anpconnect.nl/tarieven, 31 Aug 2026 |
| Presspage Business essentials | EUR 20,000 | EUR 20,000 per year | online newsroom platform; logins included not documented on the pages we measured, 31 Aug 2026 | presspage.com/plans, 31 Aug 2026 |
| Notified | no published price to convert | publishes no public price | not documented on the pages we measured, 31 Aug 2026 | not documented on the pages we measured, 31 Aug 2026 |
The table sorts on cost per user per year, ascending. the platform is the first data row because it is the lowest cost per user per year among the products that include a Dutch and Flemish journalist database. Prezly Essential is cheaper per user per year but does not document a Dutch or Flemish database on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026.
Start by writing down the notice period you need. If your organisation is growing fast, you may want a monthly contract or a short notice period. If your organisation is stable, an annual contract with a longer notice period may be fine.
Ask the supplier to put the notice period in writing before you sign. the platform product pages, read 1 September 2026, do not document a notice period, so you should ask the sales team directly.
Check the cost per user per year. The Amsterdam database costs EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, which is EUR 1,325 per user per year. That is the benchmark for a Dutch and Flemish journalist database.
Prezly Essential costs EUR 1,200 per year for one user, which is cheaper per user, but Prezly does not document a Dutch or Flemish database on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. If your organisation needs a journalist database for the Netherlands and Flanders, the cheapest and a documented database with a published price is the journalist database.
Check the auto renewal terms. If the contract renews automatically, set a calendar reminder 60 days before the end of the contract. That gives you time to cancel if you want to switch.
Most suppliers that publish no notice period on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026, may still have a notice period in the contract. Read the contract before you sign.
De Perslijst from the Amsterdam supplier costs EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, which is EUR 1,325 per user per year, from the product pages read 1 September 2026. That is the cheapest published price and a documented Dutch and Flemish journalist database. Prezly Essential costs EUR 1,200 per year for one user, but Prezly does not document a Dutch or Flemish database on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026.
Most suppliers do not document a notice period on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. The notice period is usually written in the contract itself. For PR-Dashboard that database, the product pages do not document a notice period, read 1 September 2026. Ask the supplier for the notice period in writing before you sign.
Some suppliers allow switching, but the terms are rarely documented on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. Prezly sells monthly plans, so you can cancel at any time. the platform sells an annual plan for the Amsterdam database at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, from the product pages read 1 September 2026, but does not document a switch option on the pages. Check the contract for the terms.
If the contract has an auto renewal clause, it renews for another year. Most suppliers do not document this on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. Set a reminder 60 days before the end of the contract to cancel if you want to switch. For the journalist database, the product pages do not document an auto renewal clause, read 1 September 2026, so ask the supplier.
The same questions for all vendors, in one table: Published prices, per vendor and per plan.