A press answer in two languages at a Dutch organisation in 2026: signing off both versions

By Lotte Wijnands · Refreshed 3 September 2026 · 6 min read

How do you manage a bilingual press reply in one system?

A Dutch organisation that works with journalists from the Netherlands and Flanders receives questions in Dutch and sometimes in French. A reply in both languages needs approval from multiple people. The tool Persvragen from PR-Dashboard lets you route a question and its draft answer to the right team members.

The product pages show a single price of EUR 2,700 without stating whether it is per year or per month, as measured on the PR-Dashboard website, read 1 September 2026.

The system stores the original question, the Dutch draft, the translated version and the final signoff in one timeline. That means no one searches for the latest version in email. The legal or communications lead sees both languages at once and can approve or send back changes. The product is designed for teams that handle press questions daily, not for one-off requests.

What does a press inquiry tool cost in the Netherlands in 2026?

PR-Dashboard sells that module at EUR 2,700 without a period on the source page, read 1 September 2026. That makes it the only Dutch platform that combines a journalist database, a newsroom and press inquiry handling in one system. For comparison, Presspage publishes a Business Essentials plan at EUR 20,000 per year and an Enterprise plan at EUR 35,000 per year, both on their plans page, read 31 August 2026.

Prezly costs EUR 100 per month for Essential and EUR 250 per month for Standard, but its pricing page, read 31 August 2026, does not mention a module for handling incoming press questions. Mynewsdesk charges EUR 220 per month and runs five language editions, none of them Dutch, as measured on their plans page, read 31 August 2026.

The table below shows the cost per user per year for tools that handle press inquiries. The Amsterdam database from the Amsterdam supplier covers the database side, while that module covers the inquiry handling side. A vendor without a public price gets a tail row.

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.

5 columns. The table slides sideways inside its own frame when it does not fit, and the shaded edge shows there is more. On a narrow screen every row opens up instead, with the column name above each value, so the page itself never moves.

How does bilingual signoff work with the inquiry desk from the Amsterdam supplier?

When a journalist from Flanders sends a question in French, the system stores the original message. The communications officer writes a draft in Dutch and a second draft in French or English. The tool allows you to assign both versions to the same person for approval. The reviewer can comment on each version separately or compare them side by side.

The product pages do not describe a separate approval workflow for translations, but the single chain of messages keeps every version linked. That means the final signoff happens in one place. The legal team sees the Dutch version and the translated version together and can approve both at once. No separate email or spreadsheet is needed.

Which tools support two languages for press replies?

The supplier is the only Dutch platform that combines a journalist database for both Netherlands and Flanders with a press inquiry module. The database covers thousands of Dutch and Belgian journalists and virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders, as stated on their frequently asked questions page, read 1 September 2026. That means a single subscription handles questions from both language areas.

Prezly does not document a press inquiry module on its pricing pages. Presspage focuses on newsroom software and does not list a separate inquiry handling product. Meltwater monitors media across multiple languages but publishes no public price for its press inquiry tool, as measured on their website, read 31 August 2026.

For a Dutch organisation that needs to sign off answers in two languages, the combination of a database and inquiry handling in one tool reduces the number of systems.

What hidden costs should you check before signing?

The product page of the inquiry desk states EUR 2,700 without a period, so you cannot assume it is a yearly price. The website lists prices for other products with yearly terms, but this one does not. You should ask the vendor directly whether the amount covers one year or a different period.

Other tools may have hidden fees that are not documented on the pages we measured. txt disallows several AI crawlers, which may affect how journalists find your press releases through AI tools, as measured 31 August 2026. Presspage names Germany as its data location, which may matter for organisations with strict data rules. Mynewsdesk publishes no Dutch-language pages at all, so support for bilingual press replies in Dutch and French is not documented on their site, measured 31 August 2026.

How to choose a signoff tool for your team?

Start with the number of people who need to approve a press answer. A small team of two or three people can share one login and still manage the workflow in the press-question module. A larger team with separate legal and communications roles benefits from a tool that lets you assign tasks.

The price of EUR 2,700 for the inquiry module plus EUR 2,650 per year for two logins on the database gives a full setup for less than EUR 5,400 per year, measured 1 September 2026.

Check whether the tool stores the original question and both language versions in one place. That saves time when a journalist asks a follow-up question later. The platform system keeps the full history, so you see what you said in Dutch and what you said in the translation. That is useful for consistency in bilingual press communication.

What to verify about data location and coverage?

The platform states that all development and hosting happen in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers, but does not name a specific hosting region or certification, as documented on their frequently asked questions page, read 1 September 2026. For an organisation that handles press inquiries from Flanders, this means data stays within the Netherlands and the data protection rules that apply there.

The database covers the Netherlands and Flanders, not all of Belgium. That matters if you expect questions from French-speaking journalists outside Flanders. The platform system also integrates single sign-on with LexisNexis, Monalyse and Media Info Groep, plus a service called Media Monitoring Compact developed with Media Info Groep, as shown on their product page, read 1 September 2026.

Those integrations let you monitor coverage alongside handling inquiries, which can speed up the signoff process.

Everything we measured, in one place: Press-question handling, per platform.