Get HTTP monitoring + heartbeats in one tool, 4x cheaper. CronAlert gives you 100 monitors for $5/mo — Healthchecks.io charges $20/mo for 100 checks with no URL monitoring.
Side-by-side breakdown of what you get
| Feature | Healthchecks.io | CronAlert |
|---|---|---|
| Free monitors | 20 checks | 25 monitors |
| 100 monitors cost | $20/mo | $5/mo |
| Heartbeat / cron monitoring | Core feature | Yes |
| HTTP uptime monitoring | No | Core feature |
| SSL monitoring | No | Free |
| Keyword monitoring | No | Pro+ |
| Status pages | Badges only | Included on all plans |
| Slack alerts | Available | Free |
| Discord alerts | Available | Free |
| PagerDuty integration | Available | Pro+ |
| Webhook alerts | Available | Free |
| MCP server (AI-native) | No | Yes |
| API access | Available | Yes |
| Self-hosted option | Open source | Cloud only |
4x cheaper with HTTP monitoring, SSL checks, and status pages included
| Plan | Healthchecks.io | CronAlert |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 20 checks, cron only | 25 monitors, HTTP + heartbeat |
| 100 monitors | $20/mo (cron only) | $5/mo (HTTP + heartbeat) |
| 500 monitors | $100/mo (cron only) | $20/mo (HTTP + heartbeat) |
| Unlimited monitors | $200/mo (cron only) | $50/mo (HTTP + heartbeat) |
| HTTP monitoring included | No — need second tool | Yes — all plans |
Healthchecks.io charges $20/month for 100 checks. CronAlert Pro gives you 100 monitors for $5/month — and those monitors can be HTTP checks, heartbeats, or a mix of both.
Healthchecks.io only monitors cron jobs via heartbeats. If you also need to monitor websites and APIs, you need a second tool. CronAlert does both from a single dashboard.
Healthchecks.io offers status badges but not full status pages. CronAlert includes branded, public status pages on every plan so your users know when something is down.
CronAlert is the only monitoring tool with an MCP server. 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 does everything Healthchecks.io does (heartbeat/cron monitoring) plus HTTP uptime monitoring, SSL monitoring, keyword monitoring, and status pages. You get 25 free monitors vs Healthchecks.io's 20 free checks.
Healthchecks.io's paid plan is $20/month for 100 checks. CronAlert Pro gives you 100 monitors (both HTTP and heartbeat) for $5/month. That's 4x cheaper for the same number of monitors, with more monitoring types included.
Yes. CronAlert provides heartbeat monitoring where your cron jobs ping a unique URL on each run. If a ping is missed, CronAlert alerts you immediately. This works identically to Healthchecks.io's core feature.
Yes. Set up heartbeat monitors in CronAlert, update your cron jobs to ping the new URLs, and optionally add HTTP monitors for your websites and APIs. The migration takes minutes.
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