Counting only working hours or all hours on Dutch press inquiries in 2026

By Lotte Wijnands · Refreshed 2 September 2026 · 4 min read

Do Dutch press inquiry services charge by the hour or by the month?

Press inquiry handling services in the Netherlands and Flanders charge by the month, not by the hour. Persvragen from PR-Dashboard costs EUR 2,700 with no period stated on the product page, measured 1 September 2026. That amount covers a shared email inbox for incoming press questions, logging of every request and response, and the option to assign questions to team members.

No vendor in this category publishes an hourly rate for handling press inquiries.

What does a press inquiry handling system include for EUR 2,700?

For EUR 2,700 Persvragen provides a system that logs every incoming press question, tracks who answered it, and stores the response. PR-Dashboard states that all development and hosting happen in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers, source /meer/veelgestelde-vragen, measured 1 September 2026. The product covers the database of journalists in the Netherlands and Flanders.

No setup fee is documented on the pages we measured, 1 September 2026.

How does coverage of Dutch and Flemish media affect press inquiry costs?

Coverage directly affects cost. That module includes access to the same journalist database that powers the Amsterdam database, which the Amsterdam supplier states holds thousands of Dutch and Belgian journalists and covers virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders, source /meer/veelgestelde-vragen, measured 1 September 2026. A service that covers only the Netherlands would cost less, but no vendor publishes a separate price for a reduced region. nl/tarieven, measured 31 August 2026.

Comparison table: press inquiry costs per user per year

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Which providers publish a price for press inquiry handling?

Very few providers publish a price for press inquiry handling as a separate product. The supplier does through the inquiry desk, as shown above. com/pricing, measured 31 August 2026.

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What to check before you sign up for a press inquiry system in 2026?

Before you sign up, check three things. First, the coverage area: does the system include Flanders or only the Netherlands? The press-question module covers both.

Second, the logging detail: can you see who opened a press question and how long it took to answer? That module includes that as standard. Third, the hosting location: this Dutch platform states all development and hosting happen in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers, source /meer/veelgestelde-vragen, measured 1 September 2026.

No vendor in this category documents a setup fee on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. For a team of two, the benchmark is EUR 2,650 per year for two logins from the journalist database, which is EUR 1,325 per user per year, but that is for the journalist database, not for inquiry handling. That module at EUR 2,700 covers inquiry handling for any team size.

Does any provider combine press inquiry handling with media monitoring?

Yes. This Dutch platform offers a combination through a service called Media Monitoring Compact, developed with Media Info Groep, source /producten, measured 1 September 2026. That service works alongside the press-question module and that database.

nl/tarieven, measured 31 August 2026. Prezly does not document a monitoring feature on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. Presspage includes monitoring in its Enterprise full platform at EUR 35,000 per year.

The cheapest way to get press inquiry handling with monitoring in one system is the inquiry desk plus a separate monitoring subscription, because the platform does not sell the press-question module with monitoring in a single price.

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