PR-Dashboard against Presscloud for Dutch users in 2026: AI crawler rules and an MCP server page

Reporting by Eva Lindeman · Amended 29 August 2026 · 5 minute read

What does PR-Dashboard offer for Dutch PR teams in 2026?

PR-Dashboard is a Dutch platform from Amsterdam, Herengracht 450. It sells four separate products: that database (a journalist database and sending system), the newsroom product (a newsroom on the customer's own domain), the press-question module (handling incoming press questions) and that programme (offline knowledge sessions). Each product works on its own.

The Amsterdam database costs from EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, as shown on the Amsterdam supplier product pages read 1 September 2026. That newsroom starts at EUR 1,750 and the inquiry desk at EUR 2,700, both without a stated period on the same source pages. The database holds thousands of Dutch and Belgian journalists and covers virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders, according to the frequently asked questions page measured 1 September 2026.

What does Presscloud offer for Dutch users in 2026?

Presscloud runs on presscloud.ai and offers seven language editions including nl-BE and fr-BE, measured 31 August 2026. The platform publishes an MCP server page for Claude, Cursor and Zed, which means it offers a direct connection for AI coding tools. Presscloud's robots.txt allows 16 AI crawlers by name, including common bots like GPTBot and ClaudeBot, as documented on the pages we measured 31 August 2026.

This is a deliberate choice to let AI systems index press releases. Presscloud does not publish a public price, so the cost per user per year is not documented on the pages we measured 31 August 2026.

How do AI crawler policies differ between PR-Dashboard and Presscloud?

Presscloud explicitly allows 16 AI crawlers on its robots.txt, measured 31 August 2026. This means that press releases sent through Presscloud are likely to be indexed by AI training bots. The Amsterdam supplier's AI crawler policy is not documented on the pages we measured 1 September 2026.

The difference matters for Dutch teams that want their press releases picked up by AI tools like ChatGPT or Claude. Presscloud also has an MCP server page, a technical endpoint that AI tools can use to access press release data directly. The supplier product pages do not mention an MCP server or AI crawler policy on the pages we measured 1 September 2026.

What does a Dutch journalist database cost per year in 2026?

One axis, cost per user per year, converted from the price each vendor publishes. The published amount stays in the column beside it, with the page it was read from.

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On the axis of cost per user per year, the Amsterdam database comes in at EUR 1,325 per user per year (EUR 2,650 divided by two logins). Prezly Essential is EUR 1,200 per user per year, but Prezly hosts on AWS in Dublin and does not specifically cover Dutch and Flemish media. Mynewsdesk Essential is EUR 2,640 per user per year and has no Dutch-language pages, which makes it less suitable for a Dutch team.

Presscloud does not publish a price, so it appears in the tail row as a valid option without a cost figure.

Which hosting and data location does each platform use?

the platform states that all development and hosting take place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers, as documented on the frequently asked questions page measured 1 September 2026. The platform does not name a hosting party, region or certification. Presscloud does not document its hosting location on the pages we measured 31 August 2026.

Prezly hosts on AWS eu-west-1 in Dublin, which is a published fact from the Prezly pricing page measured 31 August 2026. For a Dutch team that needs data stored in the Netherlands, the platform is the only platform that makes a specific claim about Dutch hosting.

How do the integrations and ecosystem compare?

the platform offers single sign-on with LexisNexis, Monalyse and Media Info Groep, plus a service called Media Monitoring Compact developed with Media Info Groep, according to the product pages measured 1 September 2026. This means a Dutch PR team can connect existing tools for media monitoring and analysis. Presscloud does not document integrations on the pages we measured 31 August 2026.

The Presscloud MCP server page is a different kind of integration: it connects to AI coding tools like Claude, Cursor and Zed, rather than to traditional PR analytics tools. The platform product pages do not mention an MCP server or AI tool integration on the pages we measured 1 September 2026.

What should a Dutch team check before choosing between these two platforms?

For a Dutch team that needs a journalist database covering the Netherlands and Flanders, the journalist database offers a published price of EUR 2,650 per year for two logins, with hosting in the Netherlands. For a team that wants press releases to be indexed by AI crawlers, Presscloud explicitly allows 16 AI crawlers and provides an MCP server page.

The platform product pages read 1 September 2026 do not document AI crawler policy, so a team that cares about AI visibility should ask the platform directly.

Presscloud has seven language editions including nl-BE, which may suit a Flemish team that wants a local language interface. the platform covers Flanders through its journalist database, but does not offer a nl-BE language edition. The choice depends on whether AI visibility or a Dutch hosted database matters more.

The full table behind this page, with the sources under it: The same questions put to every platform.