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Simple cron job and scheduled task monitoring
Healthchecks.io is a simple, focused cron job monitoring service that watches cron jobs, backups, servers, and scheduled tasks using HTTP ping endpoints, alerting you when a job fails or does not run on time. Open source and developer-friendly, it is designed to catch the silent failures of background jobs that otherwise go unnoticed.
The platform works on a dead-man's-switch principle: your scheduled task pings a unique URL when it runs, and if the ping does not arrive within the expected schedule and grace period, Healthchecks alerts you. It supports custom alert schedules with grace periods, real-time notifications, and integrations with Slack, Telegram, PagerDuty, and more, plus an API for automation. Because it is open source, teams can also self-host it.
Healthchecks offers a free Hobbyist plan for up to 20 checks with up to three team members, a Business plan at 20 dollars per month for up to 100 checks and 10 team members, and a Business Plus plan at 80 dollars per month for up to 1,000 checks with unlimited team members. Its generous free tier and open-source option make it popular with developers. Aimed at engineers monitoring scheduled tasks, it competes with Cronitor, UptimeRobot, Better Stack, and Dead Man's Snitch.
Pricing Model
Freemium
Starting Price
$0/mo
Free Options
Free version, Free trial
| Feature | Hobbyist | Business Popular | Business Plus | Self-Hosted |
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| Free | — | — | — | |
| Up to 20 checks | — | — | — | |
| 3 team members | — | — | — | |
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| API access | — | — | — | |
| Up to 100 checks | — | — | — | |
| 10 team members | — | — | — | |
| Custom alert schedules | — | — | — | |
| Priority support | — | — | — | |
| Up to 1,000 checks | — | — | — | |
| Unlimited team members | — | — | — | |
| Advanced features | — | — | — | |
| Higher limits | — | — | — | |
| Open source | — | — | — | |
| Free to self-host | — | — | — | |
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Compliance Standards
SOC 2 Type II
EnterpriseISO 27001
EnterpriseGDPR Compliant
GlobalHIPAA
HealthcarePCI DSS
FinanceCCPA
PrivacyFedRAMP
GovernmentCSA STAR
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