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.
No complicated migration process. No data export/import. Just three steps:
That's it. Your monitors start checking immediately.
Yes. CronAlert offers heartbeat monitoring for cron jobs plus HTTP uptime monitoring. Dead Man's Snitch only does heartbeat monitoring. CronAlert's free tier gives you 25 monitors, while DMS charges $5/mo for just 1 snitch.
Dead Man's Snitch charges $5/month for 1 snitch, $19/month for 5 snitches, and $39/month for 20 snitches. CronAlert gives you 25 monitors free and 100 monitors for $5/month. You'd pay $195/mo on DMS for the same number of monitors CronAlert gives you for $5/mo.
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.
Yes. Unlike Dead Man's Snitch which only monitors cron jobs, CronAlert monitors both HTTP endpoints and cron jobs/heartbeats from a single platform. One tool for all your monitoring needs.
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