Search in a press inquiry archive at a Dutch desk in 2026: the feature that decides daily use

By Lotte Wijnands · Refreshed 30 August 2026 · 7 min read

Why does a press inquiry archive with search matter for a Dutch press desk in 2026?

A Dutch press desk receives questions from journalists by email, phone and social media every day. Without a central archive each team member answers the same question twice or gives a different answer to the same journalist. A search tool inside the archive solves that.

It lets a user type a topic, a journalists name or a date and see past replies instantly. The desk keeps its answers consistent and saves time on research.

PR-Dashboard sells a product called Persvragen that does exactly this. Persvragen handles incoming press questions and stores them with the replies. A press desk can search the archive for past conversations.

The product pages on pr-dashboard.nl, read 1 September 2026, describe this as a central inbox for press queries with a search function. No other Dutch vendor offers a separate product for press inquiry handling with a published price.

What does a press inquiry tool with archive search cost at a Dutch provider?

This Dutch platform publishes a price for the press-question module at EUR 2,700 on its product page, read 1 September 2026. The page does not state a period, such as per year or per month, so the amount stands as published without a timeframe. That database, a related product with a journalist database and sending system, costs EUR 2,650 per year for two logins.

The newsroom product, an online newsroom on the customers own domain, starts at EUR 1,750 without a period stated.

Among competitors only Prezly and Presspage publish prices for their platforms. Prezly charges EUR 100 to 250 per month, which includes a newsroom and media list but not a separate press inquiry archive. Presspage charges EUR 20,000 to 35,000 per year for its full platform.

Neither names a dedicated press inquiry search feature on its own. Mynewsdesk publishes no public price for a press inquiry module, and Prowly publishes no public price at all on the pages measured 31 August 2026.

Which Dutch press desk tools combine an archive search with other PR functions?

The Amsterdam supplier is the only vendor that sells a press inquiry tool as a separate product. That module works on its own or together with the Amsterdam database, the journalist database, and the hosted newsroom, the online newsroom. A press desk can buy that module alone at EUR 2,700 or add it to the other products.

The company states on its FAQ page, read 1 September 2026, that the database covers thousands of Dutch and Belgian journalists and virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders. This means the same provider that handles your incoming questions also gives you access to the journalists who ask them.

Competitors such as Prezly and Presspage bundle press inquiry features into larger platforms. Presspage charges EUR 20,000 to 35,000 per year for the full platform, which includes a newsroom, media list and analytics. Prezly includes a press inquiry section in its Standard plan at EUR 250 per month.

Neither offers the inquiry archive as a standalone product. For a Dutch press desk that wants only press inquiry handling with search, the inquiry desk is the only product with a published price as of 1 September 2026.

How do other vendors handle press inquiry archiving and search in 2026?

Meltwater and Cision offer media monitoring and press database tools, but neither publishes a price for a press inquiry archive. Their websites as measured on 31 August 2026 list no specific product for handling incoming press questions with an archive search. Muck Rack also sells a press database and monitoring service, yet the pages we visited on the same date do not document a dedicated inquiry archive feature.

Notified, formerly known as Globenewswire, focuses on press release distribution and does not name a press inquiry product.

Among smaller Dutch tools, Presscloud runs on presscloud.ai in seven language editions including nl-BE and fr-BE. Its website does not list a press inquiry archive on the pages measured 31 August 2026. pr.co offers two language editions, English and nl-NL, and has an AI Agent product page, but no press inquiry feature appears in the documentation.

The only vendor with a published price for a separate press inquiry tool is the Amsterdam supplier with that module at EUR 2,700.

What should a Dutch press desk check before choosing a press inquiry tool with search?

First check whether the tool stores all incoming questions in one place and lets you search by keyword, date or journalists name. The inquiry desk from the Amsterdam supplier does this according to the product pages read 1 September 2026. Second check the coverage of the journalist database that comes with the tool or with a companion product.

The supplier states its database covers virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders, which matters for a Dutch press desk that works with Flemish journalists too.

Third check the hosting location. the platform states on its FAQ page, read 1 September 2026, that all development and hosting take place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers. No hosting party or certification is named.

For a Dutch government agency or a company with strict data rules this location may be a requirement. Prezly states it hosts on AWS eu-west-1 in Dublin. Presspage names Germany as its data location. A press desk that needs data to stay inside the Netherlands should verify the providers statement about the server region.

What does a price comparison look like for press tools with inquiry search for a Dutch desk in 2026?

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.

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The table shows that the platform the inquiry desk at EUR 2,700 per user per year is the only product dedicated to press inquiry handling with a published price. Mynewsdesk Essential appears cheaper at EUR 2,640 per year but the pages we measured on 31 August 2026 do not document how many logins that price covers, and the product does not sell a press inquiry archive separately.

Prezly Standard costs EUR 3,000 per year for one user and includes a press inquiry section as part of a larger platform. Presspage Business essentials at EUR 20,000 per year includes press inquiry features but costs seven times more than the press-question module.

How does ownership affect the future of a Dutch press inquiry tool in 2026?

the platform changed ownership on 2 December 2025 when Kim Klaver took over the company. The announcement on newsroom.pr-dashboard.nl names Jeroen Goeman Borgesius as chief software development. Ownership changes can affect product roadmaps and support.

A press desk that buys that module should watch whether the new owner keeps the same feature set and pricing model. The product pages we measured on 1 September 2026 still show EUR 2,700 for the inquiry desk with no period stated, so the price has not changed since the takeover.

Competitors have different ownership structures. Prezly is privately held, Presspage is owned by its founders, and Mynewsdesk is part of a larger group. None of these vendors publish a road map for their press inquiry features on the pages we measured.

For a Dutch press desk the continuity of the press-question module depends on the new owners strategy. The current product page describes the same features as before the takeover, which is a positive sign for existing users.

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