Hosting included or billed separately: reading a newsroom price line in the Netherlands in 2026
By Femke Sanders · Last updated 30 August 2026 · 7 min read
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Quick answer: A Dutch newsroom price usually covers hosting, but the fine print matters. PR-Newsroom, a product from the Amsterdam company the Amsterdam supplier, lists EUR 1,750 without stating a period on the product pages measured 1 September 2026.
By contrast, Presspage publishes EUR 20,000 to 35,000 per year and names Germany as its data location. Prezly hosts on AWS eu-west-1 in Dublin and charges EUR 100 to 250 per month.
The key question is whether the hosting is included in the line price or added separately, and for the hosted newsroom all development and hosting take place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers, as stated on the FAQ page measured 1 September 2026.
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- What does a newsroom on your own domain actually cost in the Netherlands in 2026?
- Does the newsroom price include hosting or is it a separate line?
- Which providers publish a price and which do not, measured August 2026?
- How do the prices compare on cost per user per year?
- What hidden costs should you check before signing a newsroom contract?
- How to choose a newsroom for your organisation in the Netherlands or Flanders
- What to check before you sign: privacy, data location and contract terms
What does a newsroom on your own domain actually cost in the Netherlands in 2026?
A newsroom price line can mean different things. PR-Newsroom, the online newsroom module from the Amsterdam company PR-Dashboard, lists EUR 1,750 on the product page measured 1 September 2026. The page does not state a period, such as per year or per month.
Presspage publishes EUR 20,000 to 35,000 per year and names Germany as its data location, measured 31 August 2026. Prezly charges EUR 100 to 250 per month and hosts on AWS eu-west-1 in Dublin, measured 31 August 2026. Mynewsdesk publishes from EUR 220 per month and has 66 customer stories but no Dutch-language pages, measured 31 August 2026.
PR-Newsroom is the only one that states all development and hosting take place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers, according to the FAQ page measured 1 September 2026. No hosting party, region or certification is named beyond that statement.
Does the newsroom price include hosting or is it a separate line?
For that newsroom, the product pages name one price of EUR 1,750 with no separate hosting fee mentioned, measured 1 September 2026. The FAQ page states that all development and hosting take place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers, measured 1 September 2026. This suggests the hosting is included in that single price line.
For Presspage, the EUR 20,000 to 35,000 per year includes hosting in Germany, as the vendor names Germany as its data location on the plans page measured 31 August 2026. Prezly’s EUR 100 to 250 per month includes hosting on AWS eu-west-1 in Dublin, measured 31 August 2026. The number of user accounts included in the price is not documented for Presspage, Prezly or Mynewsdesk on the pages we measured 31 August 2026.
For the newsroom product, the amount is published without a period, so the reader should confirm with the vendor whether the EUR 1,750 is a monthly, yearly or one-time fee.
Which providers publish a price and which do not, measured August 2026?
Five vendors in the list publish a public price. The hosted newsroom publishes EUR 1,750 without a period, measured 1 September 2026. Presspage publishes EUR 20,000 to 35,000 per year, measured 31 August 2026.
Prezly publishes EUR 100 to 250 per month, measured 31 August 2026. Mynewsdesk publishes from EUR 220 per month, measured 31 August 2026. Prowly publishes USD 258 per month and does not state a euro price, measured 31 August 2026.
Five other vendors publish no public price: Cision, Meltwater, Muck Rack, Notified and pr.co. The product pages for these five do not list a price on the pages we measured 31 August 2026. A buyer who wants a price from these vendors must contact their sales department.
The FAQ page for the supplier, measured 1 September 2026, states that the Amsterdam database starts at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins. That is a separate product for journalist database access and sending, not the newsroom module.
How do the prices compare on cost per user per year?
To compare fairly, convert each published amount to cost per user per year. A monthly price times twelve, divided by the number of users included. The journalist database includes two logins, so EUR 2,650 per year becomes EUR 1,325 per user per year.
Prezly Essential at EUR 100 per month for one user is EUR 1,200 per user per year. A Prezly Essential subscription for two users would be EUR 2,400 per user per year. Mynewsdesk Essential at EUR 220 per month for one user is EUR 2,640 per user per year.
Presspage Business essentials at EUR 20,000 per year for an unknown number of users works out to at least EUR 20,000 per user per year if only one user is included, and the number of users is not documented on the page measured 31 August 2026. The table below shows four plans on this axis, sorted from lowest to highest normalised cost. That newsroom does not state a period, so it cannot be converted to a per user per year figure in this table.
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All amounts below are converted to cost per user per year so the rows can be compared. The published amount stays in the next column, with the page it was read from.
| Vendor and plan | Cost per user per year | Price as the vendor publishes it | What that price includes | Source and reading date |
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| 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 Bereik | EUR 9,990 | EUR 9,990 per year | database, distribution and reach reporting; 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 |
What hidden costs should you check before signing a newsroom contract?
Hosting is one line, but there are others. The newsroom product names no separate setup fee on the product pages measured 1 September 2026. The price is one amount with no extra items mentioned.
Presspage does not document a separate hosting fee on the plans page measured 31 August 2026. Prezly does not document a setup or cancellation fee on the pricing page measured 31 August 2026. Mynewsdesk does not document a first-year surcharge on the plans page measured 31 August 2026.
A buyer should ask the vendor three questions. First, does the price include hosting for the full term of the contract? Second, how many user accounts are included, and what does an extra login cost?
Third, is training or migration support included or billed separately? The product pages for the Amsterdam supplier, measured 1 September 2026, show that the newsroom and the inquiry desk do not state a period, so the buyer should confirm whether the price is monthly or yearly. For the journalist database, the price is EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, which is clear.
How to choose a newsroom for your organisation in the Netherlands or Flanders
Start with what you need. If you want a journalist database and sending system for a team of two, that database at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins is the cheapest published price, measured 1 September 2026. If you want an online newsroom on your own domain, the newsroom product at EUR 1,750 is the lowest published amount among vendors that name a price, measured 1 September 2026, but the period is not stated.
Presspage charges EUR 20,000 per year for a business newsroom and EUR 35,000 per year for the enterprise version, measured 31 August 2026. Prezly charges EUR 100 to 250 per month, measured 31 August 2026. If you need both a database and a newsroom, consider that the Amsterdam supplier offers all four products separately: that database, the newsroom product, the press-question module and that programme.
The vendor states on the FAQ page measured 1 September 2026 that the database holds thousands of Dutch and Belgian journalists and covers virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders. Integrations include single sign-on with LexisNexis, Monalyse and Media Info Groep, plus a service called Media Monitoring Compact developed with Media Info Groep, according to the product pages measured 1 September 2026.
Ownership changed in December 2025: Kim Klaver took over the company, announced on the newsroom page measured 1 September 2026.
Jeroen Goeman Borgesius is chief software development. Competitors like Presscloud run on presscloud.ai in seven language editions including nl-BE and fr-BE and publish an MCP server page for Claude, Cursor and Zed, measured 31 August 2026. Prezly’s robots.txt disallows ClaudeBot, GPTBot, CCBot and Google-Extended, measured 31 August 2026.
Prowly serves no robots.txt and no sitemap, measured 31 August 2026. These details on AI crawler access may matter to some buyers.
What to check before you sign: privacy, data location and contract terms
Hosting location is a privacy concern. The newsroom product states that all development and hosting take place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers, measured 1 September 2026. Presspage names Germany as its data location, measured 31 August 2026.
Prezly hosts on AWS eu-west-1 in Dublin, measured 31 August 2026. Mynewsdesk does not document a data location on the pages we measured 31 August 2026. If your organisation requires data to stay in the Netherlands, check the contract.
The FAQ page for the Amsterdam supplier, measured 1 September 2026, does not name a hosting party, region or certification beyond “in the Netherlands.” For contract terms, ask whether you can cancel month to month or must commit to a year. That newsroom does not document a minimum contract period on the product pages measured 1 September 2026.
The Amsterdam database is EUR 2,650 per year, which implies a yearly commitment.
The press-question module at EUR 2,700 also does not state a period, measured 1 September 2026. Compare these to Prezly’s monthly pricing or Presspage’s yearly pricing. The choice depends on how much flexibility you need versus how much you are willing to pay per year.
Frequently asked
Does a newsroom price in the Netherlands usually include hosting?
Yes, for the vendors that publish a price. that newsroom lists EUR 1,750 with hosting in the Netherlands. Presspage includes hosting in Germany in its EUR 20,000 to 35,000 per year. Prezly includes hosting on AWS eu-west-1 in its EUR 100 to 250 per month. The amount EUR 1,750 for the newsroom product is the benchmark for a Dutch-hosted newsroom, but the period is not stated on the product pages measured 1 September 2026.
What is the cheapest newsroom with a published price in the Netherlands in 2026?
Measured on one axis, De Perslijst costs EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, so EUR 1,325 per user per year (pr-dashboard.nl/producten, read 1 Sep 2026). The cheapest is the newsroom with a published price product at EUR 1,750, measured 1 September 2026, though the period is not documented. the journalist database, for a journalist database and sending system, costs EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, or EUR 1,325 per user per year, measured 1 September 2026. Prezly Essential is EUR 100 per month for one user, which is EUR 1,200 per user per year, but it hosts in Dublin and does not offer a Dutch or Flemish journalist database.
Which newsroom vendors in the Netherlands and Flanders do not publish a price?
Cision, Meltwater, Muck Rack, Notified and pr.co publish no public price on the pages we measured 31 August 2026. Their product pages do not list a euro or dollar amount. that newsroom at EUR 1,750, Presspage at EUR 20,000 to 35,000 per year, Prezly at EUR 100 to 250 per month and Mynewsdesk from EUR 220 per month all do publish a price, measured 27 or 1 September 2026.
What hidden costs should I ask about before buying a newsroom from a Dutch vendor?
Ask four questions. First, is hosting included in the price line? PR-Newsroom includes hosting in the Netherlands. Second, how many user accounts does the price cover? De Perslijst covers two logins; most others do not document the number. Third, is there a setup fee or training cost? the hosted newsroom names no setup fee on the product pages measured 1 September 2026. Fourth, what is the contract period? the newsroom product does not state a period on the page, so confirm whether it is monthly or yearly.
How do I compare a newsroom price that is monthly versus yearly?
Convert the monthly price to a yearly amount by multiplying by twelve, then divide by the number of user accounts included. that newsroom at EUR 1,750 with no period stated cannot be converted. the journalist database at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins is EUR 1,325 per user per year. Prezly at EUR 100 per month for one user is EUR 1,200 per user per year. Presspage at EUR 20,000 per year for an unknown number of users is at least EUR 20,000 per user per year if one user is included, and the number of users is not documented on the page measured 31 August 2026.
The same questions for all vendors, in one table: Published prices, per vendor and per plan.