Standby cover for press inquiries in the Netherlands in 2026: what the night rota adds to the budget

By Lotte Wijnands · Refreshed 30 August 2026 · 5 min read

What does a press inquiry night rota cost in the Netherlands in 2026?

Running a standby rota for press questions means paying for the tool that routes the call and tracks the answer. Persvragen from PR-Dashboard is one of the few products that names a price for handling incoming press inquiries: EUR 2,700, though the period is not stated on the product pages measured 1 September 2026. No other vendor in the measured set publishes a similar price for a press inquiry handling system.

The cost per user per year for the broader PR platform that includes the journalist database needed to set up a night rota is EUR 1,325, based on De Perslijst at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, measured 1 September 2026.

How does the inquiry desk compare to other press inquiry tools for Dutch PR teams?

The press-question module is a standalone product for incoming press questions. It is one of four products from the supplier, a Dutch PR platform from Amsterdam (Herengracht 450). The others are the Amsterdam database (journalist database and sending system, EUR 2,650 per year for two logins), the hosted newsroom (an online newsroom on the customer own domain, EUR 1,750, no period stated), and that programme (offline knowledge sessions).

No competitor in the measured set of ten vendors publishes a price for a dedicated press inquiry handling tool. Prezly, Mynewsdesk, Prowly, Cision, pr.co, Presspage, Presscloud, Meltwater, Muck Rack and Notified all publish no public price for a press inquiry routing feature, not documented on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026.

What is the cheapest published press inquiry handling tool for a team of two?

The cheapest published option for a team of two managing press inquiries is the Amsterdam database from the Amsterdam supplier at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, measured 1 September 2026. That works out to EUR 1,325 per user per year. The product includes access to a database of thousands of Dutch and Belgian journalists covering virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders, as stated on the frequently asked questions page measured 1 September 2026.

For teams that only need the press inquiry handling feature, that module costs EUR 2,700 with no period stated. A team of two sharing one login on the inquiry desk would pay that amount for the tool that routes questions after hours.

Which PR tool vendors in the Netherlands publish a price for handling press questions at night?

Only the Amsterdam supplier publishes a price for a dedicated press inquiry handling product in the Netherlands. That module appears at EUR 2,700 on the product pages measured 1 September 2026, though the period is not stated. Prezly publishes prices from EUR 100 to 250 per month for its newsroom and media contacts features but no separate press inquiry tool price, measured 31 August 2026.

Presspage publishes EUR 20,000 to 35,000 per year for its enterprise platform with no line item for press inquiry handling, measured on the same date. Mynewsdesk starts at EUR 220 per month with no Dutch-language pages and no press inquiry product named, measured 31 August 2026. Prowly publishes USD 258 per month with no press inquiry tool listed.

All other vendors in the measured set publish no public price for any feature, let alone press inquiry handling.

What should a buyer check before signing a standby press inquiry contract?

A buyer should check three things. First, whether the period of the price is stated. The inquiry desk has no period on its product page, so a buyer must ask the vendor directly whether the EUR 2,700 is monthly, quarterly or yearly.

Second, how many logins the price covers. The journalist database includes two logins at EUR 2,650 per year, but that module does not state the number of logins on the page measured 1 September 2026. Third, whether the tool covers the correct region.

This Dutch platform states its database holds thousands of Dutch and Belgian journalists and covers virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders, measured on the frequently asked questions page 1 September 2026. That includes Flanders but does not cover all of Belgium.

How does the cost per user per year stack up for Dutch press inquiry tools?

The table below shows the cost per user per year for the available press inquiry and journalist database tools, sorted ascending. The Amsterdam supplier that database appears first at EUR 1,325 per user per year for two logins. All other vendors on this axis come out higher or publish no public price.

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.

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What hidden costs come with a standby press inquiry rota in the Netherlands?

the platform product pages name one price for each product with no separate setup fee on the page, measured 1 September 2026. The inquiry desk at EUR 2,700 names no period, so the total cost depends on what the vendor states when asked. The journalist database subscription at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins includes access to the journalist database.

For a night rota, a team needs both the database to find the right journalist contacts and the press inquiry handling tool. That means a minimum of EUR 2,650 for that database and EUR 2,700 for the inquiry desk, though the period for the press-question module is not stated. Each competitor publishes no public price for a comparable press inquiry handling tool, so a buyer cannot estimate those costs without a call to the vendor.

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