Know when your cron jobs fail
Dead-simple cron job monitoring. Create a check, add one HTTP call to your script, get alerted the moment something stops working.
No complex setup. No agents to install. Just a single ping URL per job.
How it works
Three steps. Under a minute. No configuration files, no daemons, no complexity.
Create a check
Give it a name, set the expected interval (every minute to once a day), and optionally add a grace period.
Add a ping to your script
Add a single curl call at the end of your cron job. That's it — one line of code.
Get alerted when it fails
If a ping doesn't arrive on time, we alert you immediately via email. No noise, only real failures.
Add this to the end of your cron job:
curl -s https://cronping.newlin.nl/api/ping/YOUR_CHECK_ID
Built for developers who ship
If it runs on a schedule, CronPing can monitor it.
Database backups
Know immediately if your nightly backup script failed silently.
Email sending jobs
Make sure your newsletter, digest, or transactional emails actually go out.
Cleanup scripts
Log rotation, temp file cleanup, cache purging — verify they run.
Data syncs & imports
API syncs, CSV imports, webhook processors — catch failures before your users do.
Health checks
Periodic service pings, SSL cert checks, uptime monitors as cron jobs.
Billing & invoicing
Subscription renewals, invoice generation, payment retries — too important to miss.
Why CronPing?
Existing solutions are overkill and overpriced. We keep it simple.
| CronPing | Cronitor | Dead Man's Snitch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ✅ 3 checks | 1 check only | ❌ No free tier |
| Paid plan from | €9/mo | $20/mo | $19/mo |
| Setup time | 30 seconds | ~5 minutes | ~3 minutes |
| Complexity | Dead simple | Feature heavy | Simple |
Simple pricing
Pro
Coming Soon25 checks
- ✓ 1-min intervals
- ✓ Email alerts (soon)
- ✓ Priority support
Business
Coming SoonUnlimited checks
- ✓ 1-min intervals
- ✓ All alert channels
- ✓ Team access (soon)
- ✓ SLA guarantee
Stop guessing. Start monitoring.
Free forever for up to 3 checks. No credit card required. Set up your first monitor in under a minute.
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