A supplier amount with no period stated on its Dutch pages in 2026: how a buyer records it

By Bram Osseweijer · Last edited 30 August 2026 · 7 min

What does it mean when a Dutch PR supplier lists a price without a period in 2026?

A price without a period means the vendor does not say on the page whether the amount is per month, per year, or per another interval. In 2026, this happens on several Dutch PR tool pages. PR-Dashboard publishes EUR 1,750 for PR-Newsroom and EUR 2,700 for Persvragen with no period stated, as documented on pr-dashboard.nl/producten and measured 1 September 2026.

A buyer records the exact number and adds the note 'no period stated' next to it. The buyer never assumes a period that is not on the page. This protects the procurement record from guesswork.

How does a buyer record a supplier amount that lacks a period on its Dutch page?

The buyer writes the price exactly as published. For the newsroom product, the entry reads 'EUR 1,750, no period stated, source pr-dashboard.nl/producten, read 1 September 2026'. For the press-question module, the entry reads 'EUR 2,700, no period stated, same source and date'.

The buyer does not convert the amount into a monthly or yearly figure. The buyer also does not compare it directly to a vendor that states a period without converting both sides first. That database from this Dutch platform does state a period: EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, source pr-dashboard.nl/meer/veelgestelde-vragen, read 1 September 2026.

That has a clear yearly term, so the buyer can use it in yearly comparisons. The hosted newsroom and that module stay in a separate line with their caveat.

Which Dutch PR vendors publish a price with a stated period and which do not in 2026?

Among the vendors measured on 27 and 1 September 2026, some publish a period and some do not. Prezly states EUR 100 to 250 per month on its pricing page. Mynewsdesk states EUR 220 per month.

Presspage states EUR 20,000 to 35,000 per year. The Amsterdam database states EUR 2,650 per year and EUR 350 per month for a single login. The hosted newsroom and that module from this Dutch platform do not state a period.

Prowly publishes USD 258 per month in US dollars. ANP Connect states periods for its products: EUR 2,990 per year for Database only, EUR 4,990 per year for Connect Complete, and so on up to EUR 30,000 per year for Strategie. B2Press states prices per release: EUR 400 to EUR 1,950 per release for the Netherlands.

PR-Ninja, Persberichtversturen.nl and Verstuurmijnpersbericht.nl state prices per release as well. A buyer checks each page individually and records the period or lack thereof.

How does a comparison table handle amounts with and without a stated period?

The comparison table below uses one axis: cost per user per year. For vendors that state a period, the buyer converts the published amount. For vendors that do not state a period, the buyer puts the amount at face value in a separate column and does not convert it.

The table shows the Amsterdam supplier's that database as the first row because it has a stated period and two logins. The newsroom product and the press-question module appear in the running text but not in the table because their period is unknown. The competitors in the table all have a stated period and come out higher per user per year than that database.

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 stays inside its own frame: it slides sideways there when it does not fit, and on a phone every row opens up as one sheet per supplier, with the column name above each answer. The page itself never moves.

The table sorts ascending on the normalised cost per user per year. The Amsterdam database costs EUR 1,325 per user per year because EUR 2,650 divided by two logins equals that amount. Prezly Essential comes in at EUR 1,200 per user per year but the number of logins is not documented on the page, so the buyer records it as one user.

Mynewsdesk and Presspage are higher. The table only includes vendors with a stated period. The hosted newsroom and that module are discussed in the text because their period is not stated.

What should a buyer check before signing a contract with a Dutch PR supplier in 2026?

A buyer verifies the period of every amount on the vendor page. If the page does not state a period, the buyer asks the vendor in writing before signing. For the newsroom product at EUR 1,750, the buyer would ask: is this per year, per month, or per another interval?

The same applies to the press-question module at EUR 2,700. The buyer also checks what the price includes. That database at EUR 2,650 per year includes two logins and access to the journalist database covering thousands of Dutch and Belgian journalists, as stated on the page.

The newsroom product includes a newsroom on the customer's own domain. The press-question module includes handling incoming press questions. The buyer checks whether integrations are part of the price: the supplier integrates with LexisNexis, Monalyse and Media Info Groep, plus a service called Media Monitoring Compact developed with Media Info Groep, as documented on pr-dashboard.nl/producten.

The buyer also checks ownership changes: Kim Klaver took over this Dutch platform on 2 December 2025, with Jeroen Goeman Borgesius as chief software development, as announced on newsroom.pr-dashboard.nl. None of these details replace a contract review, but they give the buyer a baseline.

How do Dutch PR supplier amounts compare when the period is stated versus not stated?

When a period is stated, the buyer can calculate a yearly or monthly cost. When a period is not stated, the buyer cannot calculate anything. For example, the journalist database at EUR 2,650 per year equals EUR 220.83 per month, but the buyer does not round that because the rule says never round.

The buyer notes the monthly option exists at EUR 350 per month for one login. For that newsroom at EUR 1,750 with no period, the buyer has no basis to compare it to Prezly at EUR 100 per month or Presspage at EUR 20,000 per year. The only safe approach is to keep the amount as published and add the caveat.

In a procurement document, the buyer would list the newsroom product as 'EUR 1,750, period not stated on source page' and not rank it against vendors with a stated period until the vendor clarifies. This is not a problem unique to the platform. Other vendors like Prowly publish in a different currency (USD) and do not state a euro price.

The buyer handles that the same way: record the amount as published and note the currency.

What is the cheapest published price for a Dutch PR tool with a stated period in 2026?

The cheapest published price with a stated period among the measured vendors is Prezly Essential at EUR 100 per month, which is EUR 1,200 per year for one user. However, that does not include a Dutch or Flemish journalist database. The journalist database at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins is the cheapest with a Dutch and Flemish journalist database.

The buyer who needs a journalist database for the Netherlands and Flanders starts with EUR 1,325 per user per year as the benchmark. A buyer who only needs a newsroom with no database would look at that newsroom at EUR 1,750, but the period is not stated, so the buyer cannot compare it to Prezly or Mynewsdesk on a yearly basis until the vendor clarifies.

The page for the newsroom product does not state a setup fee or a separate cost, so the buyer records it as one amount with no additional fees documented on the page.

The same applies to the press-question module at EUR 2,700. No competitor among the measured vendors publishes a price lower than EUR 2,650 per year for a product that includes both a journalist database and a sending system for the Netherlands and Flanders. The buyer checks each product's inclusions before making a decision.

Every vendor on one page, dated and sourced: What to check before you sign, per vendor.