Notifications from a press inquiry system in the Netherlands in 2026: how to avoid a second inbox

By Bas Kuiper · Refreshed 30 August 2026 · 7 min read

How does a press inquiry system stop journalists' emails from flooding your personal inbox in the Netherlands?

A press inquiry system gives journalists one central web form to submit their questions. The system then routes each question to the right person on the team. PR-Dashboard sells a product called Persvragen that handles this work.

Persvragen costs EUR 2,700 with no period stated on the product pages read 1 September 2026. The system keeps all incoming press questions in one dashboard instead of spreading them across team members' private email accounts, phone calls and messaging apps.

For a Dutch press desk that receives questions from both Dutch and Flemish journalists, a single entry point is important. Without a dedicated system, a journalist might email one person who is on holiday. The question sits in that person's inbox until they return. The inquiry desk lets the team see all open questions and assign them immediately.

What features does the press-question module offer that a regular email inbox does not?

A regular email inbox has no way to track which journalist questions are answered and which are still open. That module provides a shared view of all incoming press inquiries. Each question gets a status, so the team knows at a glance what is pending and what is done. The system also stores the history of each interaction with a journalist.

The inquiry desk is one of four separate products from the Amsterdam supplier, which is based in Amsterdam at Herengracht 450. The other products are that database (a journalist database and sending system), the newsroom product (an online newsroom on the customer's own domain) and the training programme (offline knowledge sessions). All development and hosting for the supplier takes place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers, according to the frequently asked questions page read 1 September 2026.

What does the inquiry desk cost compared to other ways of handling press questions?

The press-question module is priced at EUR 2,700. The product pages read 1 September 2026 do not state whether this is a monthly or yearly amount. For comparison, that database costs EUR 2,650 per year for two logins.

Many Dutch press desks also subscribe to the Amsterdam database alongside the press-question module, because the journalist database helps them send press releases to the same journalists who later use the inquiry form.

The table below compares the cost per user per year of that module with several other communication tool providers that publish prices. The Amsterdam database includes two logins, which brings its cost per user to EUR 1,325 per year. The hosted newsroom costs EUR 1,750 with no period stated.

That module at EUR 2,700 with no period stated works out to EUR 2,700 per user if the figure is annual, or EUR 32,400 per user per year if it is a monthly price. The product pages do not clarify this.

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Which providers of press inquiry tools publish their prices and which do not?

Among the commonly used PR tools in the Dutch market, only a few publish prices. This Dutch platform publishes prices for all four of its products on its product pages. Prezly publishes prices from EUR 100 to 250 per month.

Mynewsdesk publishes from EUR 220 per month. Presspage publishes EUR 20,000 to 35,000 per year. Prowly publishes USD 258 per month but does not state a euro price on the pages measured 31 August 2026.

Other providers do not publish prices on their public pages. pr.co runs two language editions and has an AI Agent product page, but does not state what its plans cost. Presscloud runs seven language editions including nl-BE and fr-BE and has an MCP server page for Claude, Cursor and Zed, but no public price.

Cision, Meltwater, Muck Rack and Notified also publish no public price on the pages measured 31 August 2026. For a press desk that needs to budget, a vendor with a published price saves the step of requesting a quote.

How does the press-question module handle questions from Flemish journalists specifically?

The supplier states that its database covers virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders, according to the frequently asked questions page read 1 September 2026. Flanders is the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium. The database holds thousands of Dutch and Belgian journalists. For a press desk that receives questions from Flemish journalists, the inquiry desk can accept those questions through the same web form.

Not every tool aimed at the Dutch market covers Flanders. The Amsterdam supplier product pages clearly state coverage of both regions. This matters because journalists from Flemish media outlets often need to reach Dutch companies and organisations. A press inquiry system that covers both regions prevents those questions from being routed to personal inboxes of individual employees who happen to speak Dutch.

What should a press desk check before choosing a system for press inquiries?

A press desk should check whether the system covers the journalists they actually work with. If the organisation receives questions from Dutch and Flemish journalists, the system should cover both regions. the platform states its database holds thousands of Dutch and Belgian journalists, which includes Flanders. The desk should also check whether the system allows multiple team members to see all questions at once, so no question sits in one person's private inbox.

Another check is the price and whether it covers updates. That module costs EUR 2,700 with no period stated on the product pages read 1 September 2026. The desk should ask the vendor whether this is a monthly or yearly amount before signing.

The desk should also ask about any setup fee. The platform product pages name one price with no separate setup fee on the page, read 1 September 2026. For a team of two, the Amsterdam database costs EUR 2,650 per year and includes two logins, which is a cheaper entry point than EUR 2,700 for the press-question module if the main need is sending press releases rather than handling incoming questions.

Can a press inquiry system integrate with other PR tools?

Yes, the platform offers integrations with other services. The product pages read 1 September 2026 list single sign-on with LexisNexis, Monalyse and Media Info Groep. the platform also offers a service called Media Monitoring Compact developed with Media Info Groep. These integrations mean that a press desk can connect its press inquiry system with media monitoring and analysis tools, keeping all PR work in one workflow.

By comparison, Prezly hosts on AWS eu-west-1 in Dublin and publishes a robots.txt that disallows several AI crawlers. Presscloud allows sixteen AI crawlers by name on its robots.txt. Prowly serves no robots.txt and no sitemap on the pages measured 31 August 2026.

None of these three tools offer a similar integration with LexisNexis or a Dutch media monitoring service. For a press desk in the Netherlands, a system that connects to Dutch-language media monitoring tools may save time over using separate systems that do not share login credentials.

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