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Cronitor

Developer-focused cron, heartbeat, uptime, and API monitoring with a free Hacker tier.

Analytics & Monitoring
Added Jun 24, 2026
Directory overview

What is Cronitor?

Cronitor is developer-focused monitoring for cron jobs, heartbeats, websites, APIs, SSL certificates, status pages, RUM, and synthetic browser checks.

Best for

  • Developers monitoring scheduled jobs and heartbeats
  • Small teams that need uptime checks plus basic status pages
  • Founders comparing cron monitoring with broader uptime tools

Common use cases

cron job and heartbeat monitoringwebsite, API, and SSL uptime checkspublic and internal status pagesRUM and synthetic browser checksalerts through email, Slack, PagerDuty, and other channelsCron monitoringUptime monitoringStatus pages

Cronitor pricing

Cronitor has a free Hacker tier with 5 monitors. The checked Business pricing is $2/month per monitor plus $5/month per additional user; Enterprise was listed from $6000/year.

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FAQ

Is Cronitor free?

Yes, Cronitor offers a free tier. Hacker tier includes 5 monitors; Business is $2/month per monitor plus $5/month per additional user..

What platforms does Cronitor support?

Cronitor is available on Web, API, CLI, SDK.

Is Cronitor open source?

No, Cronitor is a proprietary (closed-source) tool.

What is Cronitor used for?

Cronitor is developer-focused monitoring for cron jobs, heartbeats, websites, APIs, SSL certificates, status pages, RUM, and synthetic browser checks. Common use cases include Cron monitoring, Uptime monitoring, Status pages, Heartbeat monitoring.

What are good Cronitor alternatives?

Start by comparing other Analytics & Monitoring tools on Launch Vault. Similar tools can differ by pricing, workflow fit, integrations, and the type of team they serve.

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