By Femke Sanders · Last updated 31 August 2026 · 6 min read
In this guide ↓Quick answer: Free trials for Dutch PR software in 2026 are rare among the platforms that publish prices. PR-Dashboard offers a one-month trial of the journalist database for EUR 350, which is the monthly equivalent of the annual subscription, and billing starts only after the month ends.
Other vendors like Prezly and Mynewsdesk publish monthly prices without mentioning a free trial period on their pages measured 31 August 2026. For buyers who need to test a Dutch journalist database before committing, the platform month trial is the only documented option with a clear start and end to billing.
PR-Dashboard, a Dutch platform based in Amsterdam, offers a one-month trial for its journalist database product De Perslijst. The trial costs EUR 350 per month, which is the same as the monthly equivalent of the annual subscription of EUR 2,650 per year for two logins. Billing for the trial starts after the month ends, according to the PR-Dashboard product pages, read 1 September 2026.
This means a buyer can use the full database and sending system for one month before paying.
Other vendors with published prices do not document a free trial period on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. Prezly publishes prices from EUR 100 to 250 per month, but does not describe a trial. Mynewsdesk publishes from EUR 220 per month, with no mention of a trial on its pages.
Prowly publishes USD 258 per month, also without a trial on the pages we measured. For these platforms, the first payment is due on sign-up based on the subscription model they describe.
The one-month trial of the journalist database gives access to the full journalist database that covers thousands of Dutch and Belgian journalists and virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders, as stated on the supplier frequently asked questions page, read 1 September 2026. The trial includes sending press releases to the database, which is the core function of the Amsterdam database.
It does not include the other products the hosted newsroom, that module, or their training, which are separate purchases.
No setup fee is documented on the Amsterdam supplier product pages, read 1 September 2026. The page lists one price for the trial: EUR 350 for one month. After the trial ends, the user can choose to continue with the annual subscription of EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, or stop. The page does not mention a cancellation fee or a minimum commitment beyond the trial month.
Five vendors in the Dutch PR market publish a public price, but none of them document a free trial period on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. Prezly publishes a monthly price of EUR 100 for its Essential plan and EUR 250 for its Standard plan, with no trial mentioned. Mynewsdesk publishes EUR 220 per month for its Essential plan, also without a trial on its pages.
Prowly publishes USD 258 per month, with no trial on the pages we measured.
Presspage publishes EUR 20,000 per year for its Business essentials plan and EUR 35,000 per year for its Enterprise full platform plan, but does not document a trial period on its pages, measured 31 August 2026. ANP Connect publishes a range of prices from EUR 2,990 per year for Database only to EUR 30,000 per year for Strategie, but also does not document a trial on its pages.
For these vendors, the first payment is due upon signing the contract, according to the subscription models they describe.
The supplier trial of the Amsterdam database costs EUR 350 for one month. This is exactly one-twelfth of the annual subscription of EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, which works out to EUR 220.83 per month when divided by twelve. The trial therefore costs more per month than the annual subscription, which is typical for software trials that are meant to test the product before committing to a longer term.
For comparison, the cheapest annual subscription with a published price in the Dutch PR market is the journalist database at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, which is EUR 1,325 per user per year. Prezly Essential at EUR 100 per month works out to EUR 1,200 per year for one user, which is lower per user per year, but Prezly does not document a trial on its pages, measured 31 August 2026.
Mynewsdesk at EUR 220 per month works out to EUR 2,640 per year for one user, which is higher per user per year than that database when using two logins.
Before signing up for the platform trial of the Amsterdam database, a buyer should confirm that the database covers the media they need. The database covers thousands of Dutch and Belgian journalists and virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders, as stated on the platform frequently asked questions page, read 1 September 2026. The buyer should also check that the trial includes the sending system, which it does, and that no setup fee is charged, which is not documented on the product pages.
A buyer should also verify that the trial does not include the other the platform products: the hosted newsroom, that module, and their training. These are separate purchases with their own prices. The hosted newsroom costs EUR 1,750 with no period stated on the product page.
That module costs EUR 2,700 with no period stated. The trial of the Amsterdam database is only for the journalist database and sending system.
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.
| Provider | Cost per user per year | The published price | What is included | Source and 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 |
| ANP Connect Strategie | EUR 30,000 | EUR 30,000 per year | the full ANP Connect programme; logins included not documented on the pages we measured, 31 Aug 2026 | anpconnect.nl/tarieven, 31 Aug 2026 |
| Presspage Enterprise full platform | EUR 35,000 | EUR 35,000 per year | full 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 |
Note: The trial row for the journalist database shows an annualised cost of EUR 4,200 per user per year, which is higher than the annual subscription because the trial is a short-term option. The annual subscription at EUR 1,325 per user per year is the benchmark for a committed purchase. Prezly is cheaper per user per year on the published monthly price, but does not document a trial or a Dutch journalist database.
Mynewsdesk and Prowly are higher per user per year and do not document a trial on the pages measured.
PR-Dashboard offers a one-month trial of the Amsterdam database for EUR 350, which is paid after the month ends. The trial includes the full journalist database and sending system. Other vendors like Prezly, Mynewsdesk, and Prowly do not document a trial on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026, and billing starts on sign-up.
The PR-Dashboard trial of the journalist database costs EUR 350 for one month, which is the monthly equivalent of the annual subscription of EUR 2,650 per year for two logins. This is EUR 1,325 per user per year for the annual plan, which is cheaper than the trial on a monthly basis.
For the platform, after the trial month ends, the user can choose to continue with the annual subscription of EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, or stop. No cancellation fee is documented on the product pages, read 1 September 2026. For other vendors, the first payment is due on sign-up, and no trial period is documented on the pages we measured.
The annual subscription is cheaper on a per-month basis. The Amsterdam database annual subscription costs EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, which is EUR 220.83 per month. The trial costs EUR 350 for one month, which is EUR 129.17 more than the monthly equivalent of the annual plan.
the platform does not document a free trial. The trial of the journalist database costs EUR 350 per month, and billing starts after the month ends, so the user pays even if they cancel during the month. No vendor in the measured set documents a free trial with no payment required.
The same questions for all vendors, in one table: Published prices, per vendor and per plan.