Invoice date, service period and reading date: three dates on a Dutch PR bill in 2026

By Femke Sanders · Last updated 1 September 2026 · 6 min read

Why do Dutch PR invoices show three dates on one bill in 2026?

A single bill for a public relations tool can contain three separate dates. The invoice date is the day the vendor prints the document and sends it to the buyer. The service period tells the buyer which months or year the payment covers.

The reading date is the day a potential customer looked at the product page to find the published price. nl/producten, measured 1 September 2026, and the service period varies per product.

Each date serves a different purpose. The invoice date matters for accounting and payment terms. The service period determines whether the amount is a one-time fee or an annual subscription.

The reading date is the moment a buyer captures the price for comparison. A buyer who sees EUR 2,650 on a page must check whether that amount covers one year or an unknown period.

What does the invoice date on a Dutch PR subscription actually mean?

The invoice date is the legal date on the document. It tells the buyer when the vendor issued the bill. For example, if a company orders De Perslijst from PR-Dashboard on 1 September 2026, the invoice date might be the same day or the next working day. The invoice date starts the payment term, often 14 or 30 days.

nl/producten, measured 1 September 2026. The invoice date for that purchase would be the day the order is confirmed. The vendor does not publish a separate setup fee or first-year surcharge on the product page. The invoice date is distinct from the service period, which begins on the day the subscription starts.

What does the service period on this Dutch platform subscription cover?

The service period is the time for which the buyer pays. For the journalist database, the service period is one year. nl/producten, read 1 September 2026. For the newsroom product, the product page lists EUR 1,750 with no period stated, so a buyer must ask the vendor whether that amount covers a month, a year, or another interval.

The press-question module on the supplier appears at EUR 2,700 with no period stated on the same product page. A buyer reading that price on 1 September 2026 cannot assume the amount is per year. The service period may be annual or monthly, depending on the vendor's contract. This is where the reading date becomes important: the buyer checks the page and sees the amount, but the service period is not documented.

How does the reading date affect a comparison of Dutch PR tool prices?

The reading date is the day a potential customer or a comparison site checks the vendor's published price. the platform states its prices on the product pages, measured 1 September 2026. For a competitor like Prezly, the price is EUR 100 to 250 per month, measured 31 August 2026. Mynewsdesk publishes from EUR 220 per month, read on the same date.

The reading date matters because vendors change prices. A buyer who saw EUR 2,650 for the Amsterdam database in January 2026 might see a different amount in July. The rule is to record the reading date beside every amount.

com/plans, measured 31 August 2026. Without the reading date, two buyers could quote different amounts for the same product.

Which Dutch PR providers publish a price and which do not on their pages as of August 2026?

the platform publishes product prices on its own site. The journalist database is EUR 2,650 per year for two logins. That newsroom is EUR 1,750 with no period stated.

The inquiry desk is EUR 2,700 with no period stated. nl/producten, read 1 September 2026.

Among competitors that publish a price, Prezly posts EUR 100 to 250 per month, measurement date 31 August 2026. Mynewsdesk publishes from EUR 220 per month, read the same day. Presspage lists EUR 20,000 to 35,000 per year, measured 31 August 2026.

Prowly publishes USD 258 per month, measured 31 August 2026, which is a different currency from the euro. Other vendors such as Cision, Meltwater, Muck Rack and Notified publish no public price on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026.

Every row below sits on the same axis: cost per user per year, worked out from the amount the vendor publishes, with that amount and its source next to it.

The table shows that the journalist database at EUR 1,325 per user per year sits between Prezly and Mynewsdesk on this axis. The leading number is cost per user per year, calculated from the published amount. Prezly Essential at EUR 1,200 per user per year is cheaper in absolute terms, but Prezly does not include a Dutch journalist database. the platform covers the Netherlands and Flanders specifically.

How do the invoice date, service period and reading date interact for a platform buyer in 2026?

A buyer of that database receives an invoice on a specific date, say 1 September 2026. The invoice shows the amount EUR 2,650 as a yearly fee. The service period is 12 months starting on the invoice date or another agreed start date. The buyer might have seen the price on the product page on 1 September 2026, which is the reading date.

For the newsroom product at EUR 1,750 with no period stated, the invoice might appear as a one-time payment for an unknown service period. The buyer must ask the vendor for the term. The same applies to the press-question module at EUR 2,700.

A buyer who relies only on the invoice date may miss that the service period is not documented. This is why the reading date and the service period are separate pieces of information on a Dutch PR bill.

What should a buyer check on a Dutch PR invoice before paying in 2026?

A buyer should check three things before paying. First, confirm that the invoice date matches the order date or the agreed payment date. Second, look for the service period and verify that it matches the subscription term. Third, compare the billed amount to the published price from the reading date, which should be the same or lower if the vendor has changed prices.

nl/producten. These integrations have their own service periods and invoices. A buyer who pays for the database and the monitoring separately sees two different invoice dates and service periods. Keeping track of three dates helps avoid paying twice for the same period or missing a renewal date.

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