Get 25 monitors free vs $5/mo for 1 snitch. CronAlert does heartbeat monitoring and HTTP uptime monitoring in one tool.
Side-by-side breakdown of what you get
| Feature | Dead Man's Snitch | CronAlert |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | No free tier | 25 monitors free |
| Cheapest paid plan | $5/mo (1 snitch) | $5/mo (100 monitors) |
| 20 monitors cost | $39/mo | $0 (free tier) |
| Heartbeat / cron monitoring | Core feature | Yes |
| HTTP uptime monitoring | No | Yes |
| Status pages | No | Included on all plans |
| Slack alerts | Available | Free |
| Discord alerts | No | Free |
| Webhook alerts | Available | Free |
| PagerDuty integration | Available | Pro+ |
| SSL monitoring | No | Free |
| MCP server (AI-native) | No | Yes |
| API access | Available | Yes |
CronAlert's free plan gives you more than DMS's $39/month plan
| Plan | Dead Man's Snitch | CronAlert |
|---|---|---|
| Free | No free tier | 25 monitors, 3-min interval |
| 1 monitor | $5/mo | $0 (free tier) |
| 5 monitors | $19/mo | $0 (free tier) |
| 20 monitors | $39/mo | $0 (free tier) |
| 100 monitors | $195/mo | $5/mo |
DMS charges $39/mo for 20 snitches. CronAlert gives you 25 monitors free, and 100 monitors for $5/month. You'll save hundreds per year.
Dead Man's Snitch only does heartbeat monitoring. CronAlert monitors HTTP endpoints, SSL certificates, and cron jobs. One tool instead of two or three.
Dead Man's Snitch doesn't offer status pages at all. CronAlert includes them on every plan, even free, so your users always know when something's down.
CronAlert includes an MCP server for AI-native workflows. Manage monitors, check status, and investigate incidents directly from Claude, Cursor, or any AI assistant.
Two ways to move your monitors to CronAlert
curl -H "Authorization: Token TOKEN" https://deadmanssnitch.com/v1/snitchesSnitches are imported as heartbeat monitors.
Yes. CronAlert provides unique heartbeat URLs that your cron jobs ping on each run. If a ping is missed within the expected window, CronAlert alerts you immediately via email, Slack, Discord, or any configured channel. Same concept, same reliability.
Yes. Export your snitches via the Dead Man's Snitch API, then paste the JSON into CronAlert's import tool. It will create heartbeat monitors for each snitch.
CronAlert does HTTP uptime monitoring and heartbeat monitoring in one tool, with 25 monitors free. Dead Man's Snitch only monitors cron jobs and charges $5/mo for a single snitch. CronAlert also includes SSL monitoring, status pages, and keyword checks.
Yes. CronAlert uses smart thresholds and multi-region verification to confirm failures before alerting. For 1-minute checks, it verifies from a second check before alerting. For multi-region monitors, failures must be confirmed from multiple locations.
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