Why a per month PR price needs the yearly total next to it for Dutch buyers in 2026

By Ruben Aarts · Last updated 2 September 2026 · 6 min read

Why does a per month PR price need the yearly total next to it for Dutch buyers in 2026?

PR tools in the Netherlands and Flanders publish prices in different units. Some quote a monthly fee, others a yearly subscription, and a few charge per press release. A Dutch buyer who sees only the monthly number cannot compare that offer to a yearly one without doing the math.

The yearly total next to the monthly price gives you the same unit for every option. De Perslijst from PR-Dashboard costs EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, which is EUR 1,325 per user per year, according to the product pages on pr-dashboard.nl, read 1 September 2026. That number becomes the benchmark for comparing any other tool that publishes a monthly price.

How do you compare a monthly price to a yearly price for a Dutch PR platform?

You multiply the monthly amount by twelve. Prezly publishes EUR 100 per month for its Essential plan, according to the pricing page on prezly.com, read 31 August 2026. That equals EUR 1,200 per year.

If that price covers one user, the cost per user per year is EUR 1,200. Prezly does not state how many users the plan includes on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. Mynewsdesk publishes EUR 220 per month for its Essential plan, according to the plans page on mynewsdesk.com, read 31 August 2026.

That equals EUR 2,640 per year, with no number of users documented on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. De Perslijst at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins gives EUR 1,325 per user per year. The yearly total reveals that the journalist database is cheaper per user than Mynewsdesk, even though the monthly price of Mynewsdesk looks lower.

Which Dutch PR providers publish a monthly price and which publish a yearly price in 2026?

Prezly and Mynewsdesk publish monthly prices. Prezly lists EUR 100 per month for Essential and EUR 250 per month for Standard on its pricing page, read 31 August 2026. Mynewsdesk lists EUR 220 per month for Essential on its plans page, read 31 August 2026.

Prowly publishes USD 258 per month and does not state a euro price on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. The supplier publishes yearly prices for the Amsterdam database at EUR 2,650 per year and for the hosted newsroom at EUR 1,750, with no period stated for that newsroom on the product pages, read 1 September 2026. Presspage publishes yearly prices: EUR 20,000 per year for Business essentials and EUR 35,000 per year for Enterprise full platform on its plans page, read 31 August 2026.

ANP Connect publishes a mix of yearly subscriptions and per release fees. The yearly total next to a monthly price gives you the same unit to compare all of them.

What does a comparison table on cost per user per year look like for Dutch PR buyers in 2026?

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 is sorted on the normalised number, cost per user per year, ascending. This Dutch platform the journalist database is the first data row. Prezly Essential appears cheaper at EUR 1,200 per user per year, but Prezly does not document how many users that price covers on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026.

That database includes two logins, so the per user cost is EUR 1,325. Mynewsdesk Essential costs EUR 2,640 per user per year, and Presspage Business essentials costs EUR 20,000 per user per year. The yearly total next to the monthly price lets you see the full picture.

What are the hidden costs in a monthly PR price for Dutch buyers in 2026?

A monthly price may hide the per user cost. Prezly publishes EUR 100 per month for Essential, but does not document how many users that price covers on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. A team of three users might need three separate subscriptions, raising the cost to EUR 3,600 per year.

The Amsterdam database at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins includes two users in one price. Another hidden cost is the per release fee. ANP Connect publishes a per release price of EUR 499 for vak- en regionale media, according to the tarieven page on anpconnect.nl, read 31 August 2026.

A buyer who sends ten releases per year pays EUR 4,990, which is nearly double the yearly subscription of the journalist database. The yearly total next to the monthly price helps you calculate the real cost for your team size and release frequency.

How do you choose between a monthly and a yearly PR subscription for a Dutch team in 2026?

Start with the cost per user per year. That database at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins gives EUR 1,325 per user per year. If your team has two people who need access to a journalist database in the Netherlands and Flanders, that is a benchmark.

Prezly Essential at EUR 100 per month equals EUR 1,200 per user per year if one user is included, but Prezly does not document that number on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. Mynewsdesk Essential at EUR 220 per month equals EUR 2,640 per user per year, with no number of users documented on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. Presspage Business essentials at EUR 20,000 per year is for larger teams.

The yearly total lets you compare each option on the same axis. For a Dutch buyer focused on the Netherlands and Flanders, the Amsterdam database combines a published price, two logins, and a database that covers virtually all media in those regions, according to the FAQ page on pr-dashboard.nl, read 1 September 2026.

What should you check before you sign a monthly PR contract in the Netherlands in 2026?

Check the number of users the price covers. The product pages for Prezly and Mynewsdesk do not document how many users the monthly price includes, based on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. Ask the vendor for a written confirmation of the per user cost.

Check the data location. The Amsterdam supplier states that all development and hosting take place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers, according to the FAQ page on pr-dashboard.nl, read 1 September 2026. Prezly hosts on AWS eu-west-1 in Dublin, according to its documentation, read 31 August 2026.

Presspage names Germany as its data location, according to its documentation, read 31 August 2026. Check the contract length. A monthly price may lock you into a yearly contract.

The yearly total next to the monthly price gives you the full commitment. Without that number, you cannot compare the total cost of a monthly subscription to a yearly subscription from a different vendor.

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