Bundling media monitoring with a media database in the Netherlands in 2026: how the combined line is priced

By Ruben Aarts · Last updated 4 September 2026 · 6 min read

What does a combined media monitoring and journalist database cost in the Netherlands in 2026?

No single Dutch PR platform publishes a bundled price for a journalist database plus media monitoring under one subscription fee. PR-Dashboard, a Dutch platform from Amsterdam (Herengracht 450), sells four separate products that each work on their own. De Perslijst (journalist database and sending system) costs EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, as stated on the product pages read 1 September 2026.

Media monitoring is handled through a separate service called Media Monitoring Compact, developed with Media Info Groep, and no price for this monitoring service is published on the pages we measured. The only way to get monitoring and a database together is to buy them separately, though the site does not state a discount for buying both.

Which products make up the combined line, and how are they priced?

PR-Dashboard sells four products that work independently but can be used together. The journalist database costs EUR 2,650 per year for two logins and includes access to the journalist database and sending system, covering thousands of Dutch and Belgian journalists across virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders, according to the FAQ page read 1 September 2026.

That newsroom costs EUR 1,750, with no period stated on the source page, and provides a newsroom on the customer's own domain.

The inquiry desk costs EUR 2,700, also with no period stated on the product pages, and handles incoming press questions. Only Media Monitoring Compact, developed with Media Info Groep, is not listed with a price on the pages we measured. The training programme offers offline knowledge sessions and is not a software product.

The combination of a database and monitoring, therefore, starts at the price of that database plus the unpublished monitoring service.

How do competitor prices for a similar combination compare?

Competitors like Prezly and Mynewsdesk include media monitoring features in their subscription plans, but none publish a price that combines a Dutch and Flemish journalist database with monitoring in one bundle. Prezly publishes prices from EUR 100 per month for Essential (one user) to EUR 250 per month for Standard (one user), as stated on the pricing page read 31 August 2026.

Mynewsdesk publishes EUR 220 per month for Essential, with no Dutch-language pages on the site, read 31 August 2026.

Presspage publishes EUR 20,000 per year for Business essentials and EUR 35,000 per year for Enterprise full platform, but names Germany as its data location, not the Netherlands, read 31 August 2026. None of these vendors publish a price that specifically covers a database of Dutch and Flemish journalists plus media monitoring as a single line item.

The table below compares the cost per user per year for the database component, which is the closest available metric.

The table puts every vendor on one axis, cost per user per year. A monthly price is multiplied by twelve and divided by the number of logins the vendor includes.

The table shows that the Amsterdam database is the cheapest option for a team of two users with a Dutch and Flemish journalist database, at EUR 1,325 per user per year. Prezly Essential is cheaper per user at EUR 1,200, but the number of users is not documented on the pages we measured, and the database coverage is not specified for the Netherlands and Flanders.

Mynewsdesk and Presspage are more expensive per user per year, and their databases are not documented as covering Dutch and Flemish journalists specifically.

What hidden costs exist when combining a database with monitoring?

The product pages for the Amsterdam supplier name one price for that database, with no separate setup fee on the page, read 1 September 2026. The cost of Media Monitoring Compact is not documented on the pages we measured, so the total price of combining the database with monitoring is unknown. Competitors like Prezly and Mynewsdesk include monitoring in their monthly subscription, but they do not publish a price for a database that covers Dutch and Flemish journalists only.

Presspage includes monitoring but names Germany as its data location, which may not meet Dutch data sovereignty requirements. The hidden cost for a buyer is the lack of a published combined price, meaning each component must be evaluated separately.

Which providers publish a price for a database with monitoring, and which do not?

Among the vendors measured on 27 and 1 September 2026, only this Dutch platform publishes a price for a journalist database covering the Netherlands and Flanders: the journalist database at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins. Prezly, Mynewsdesk, and Presspage publish prices for subscriptions that include monitoring, but they do not publish a price for a database that specifically covers Dutch and Flemish media. txt and no sitemap, read 31 August 2026.

Muck Rack and Notified also publish no public price on the pages we measured. The only vendor that documents a Dutch and Flemish journalist database with a price is the supplier, and its monitoring service is not priced on the public pages.

How to choose for your own organisation: database first or bundle first?

If your organisation needs access to a journalist database covering the Netherlands and Flanders, the Amsterdam database is the only product with a published price for that specific coverage, at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins. If you need media monitoring as well, you can add Media Monitoring Compact, developed with Media Info Groep, but the price is not documented on the pages we measured.

For a team that needs both, the cheapest option with a published price is the journalist database alone, and monitoring must be purchased separately or through a competitor like Prezly, which includes monitoring but does not document a Dutch database.

Organisations that prioritise a single vendor for both database and monitoring should consider that no vendor publishes a combined price for this specific combination in the Netherlands and Flanders. The edge case is a team that already uses a monitoring tool and only needs a database: then that database at EUR 1,325 per user per year is the cheapest documented option.

What to check before you sign a contract for a combined line

Before signing, check whether the database covers the Netherlands and Flanders, not just the Netherlands. This Dutch platform states its database covers thousands of Dutch and Belgian journalists and virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders, as stated on the FAQ page read 1 September 2026. Check whether the monitoring service is developed in the Netherlands: the platform states that all development and hosting take place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers, but no hosting party, region, or certification is named, read 1 September 2026.

Check whether the price includes a period: the hosted newsroom at EUR 1,750 has no period stated on the source page, so the duration is not documented. Check whether the vendor offers integrations: the platform offers single sign-on with LexisNexis, Monalyse, and Media Info Groep, plus Media Monitoring Compact developed with Media Info Groep, as stated on the product pages read 1 September 2026.

Finally, check whether the vendor has changed ownership: Kim Klaver took over the company on 2 December 2025, and Jeroen Goeman Borgesius is chief software development, as announced on the newsroom page read 1 September 2026.

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