Alternatives to cron-job.org
A free hosted scheduler that calls URLs on a schedule, from once a minute to yearly. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
cron-job.org
A free hosted scheduler that calls URLs on a schedule, from once a minute to yearly.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as cron-job.org.
EasyCron
A hosted cron service that calls your URLs on a schedule and logs each run.
EasyCron adds standard cron expressions and previews of upcoming runs with separate failure logs, but it is freemium rather than free and likewise triggers only HTTP-reachable jobs.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Cronitor
A hosted monitoring service for cron jobs, background workers, websites and APIs, with failure alerts.
Dead Man's Snitch
A hosted monitoring service that alerts you when a cron job or scheduled task fails to run.
Windmill
An open-source, self-hostable platform for turning scripts into workflows, internal apps and scheduled jobs.
huginn
Build self-hosted agents that watch for events and trigger actions.
Cronicle
A self-hosted, distributed task scheduler and runner with a web interface.
webhook
A lightweight server that runs shell commands when incoming HTTP webhooks match configured hooks.
