Oh Dear charges $49/mo for 50 sites. CronAlert gives you 100 monitors for $5/mo. No free tier vs 25 monitors free.
Side-by-side breakdown of what you get
| Feature | Oh Dear | CronAlert |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | No free tier | 25 monitors free |
| Cheapest paid plan | $49/mo (50 sites) | $5/mo (100 monitors) |
| Check interval | 1 minute | 1 minute (paid), 3 min (free) |
| Email alerts | Yes | Yes |
| Slack alerts | Yes | Free |
| Discord alerts | No | Free |
| Webhook alerts | Yes | Free |
| Status pages | Yes | Included free |
| SSL monitoring | Yes | Free |
| Broken link checking | Yes | Not included |
| Mixed content detection | Yes | Not included |
| Keyword monitoring | Yes | Pro+ |
| Heartbeat / cron monitoring | Yes | Yes |
| MCP server (AI-native) | No | Yes |
| API access | Yes | Yes |
Oh Dear has no free tier and costs 10x more per monitor
| Plan | Oh Dear | CronAlert |
|---|---|---|
| Free | No free tier | 25 monitors, 3-min interval |
| 50 monitors | $49/mo | $5/mo (100 monitors included) |
| 200 monitors | $149/mo | $20/mo (500 monitors included) |
| Unlimited monitors | Custom pricing | $50/mo |
| Cost per monitor (paid) | $0.75–$0.98/monitor | $0.04–$0.05/monitor |
Most teams monitoring 50+ sites save $44+/mo with CronAlert
Oh Dear charges $49/mo for 50 sites. CronAlert gives you 100 monitors for $5/mo. That's $0.05 per monitor vs $0.98 — a 20x difference in per-monitor pricing.
Oh Dear has no free tier at all — you need to pay from day one. CronAlert gives you 25 monitors free forever, with email, Slack, Discord, and webhook alerts included.
Oh Dear lacks Discord integration. CronAlert includes Discord, Slack, email, webhooks, Microsoft Teams, Telegram, and PagerDuty — all on affordable plans.
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: Bearer TOKEN" -H "Accept: application/json" https://ohdear.app/api/sitesYes. Export your sites via the Oh Dear API, then paste the JSON into CronAlert's Import Tool. Or add monitors manually — most users migrate in under 5 minutes.
Oh Dear charges $49/mo for 50 sites with no free tier. CronAlert gives you 25 monitors free and 100 monitors for $5/mo. That's 10x more monitors for 10x less money.
No. CronAlert focuses on uptime monitoring, SSL monitoring, keyword monitoring, and heartbeat checks. Oh Dear's broken link and mixed content checking are unique features. For those, you may want to use a complementary tool alongside CronAlert.
Yes. CronAlert includes Discord alerts on the free plan. Oh Dear does not offer Discord integration.
Yes. CronAlert offers an MCP server for AI-native monitoring management. Manage monitors, check status, and investigate incidents directly from Claude, Cursor, or any AI assistant. Oh Dear does not offer this.
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