Get flat-rate pricing instead of per-user billing. CronAlert includes monitoring, alerting, incidents, and status pages for $5/month — and integrates with PagerDuty.
Side-by-side breakdown of what you get
| Feature | PagerDuty | CronAlert |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Limited free plan | 25 monitors free |
| Pricing model | Per user ($21/user/mo) | Flat rate ($5–$50/mo) |
| 5-person team cost | $105/mo | $20/mo (Team plan) |
| HTTP uptime monitoring | Basic (via integrations) | Core feature |
| Heartbeat / cron monitoring | Via heartbeat API | Yes |
| Status pages | Separate product (StatusPage.io) | Included on all plans |
| Incident management | Core feature (advanced) | Yes |
| On-call scheduling | Core feature | Not included |
| Slack alerts | Available | Free |
| Discord alerts | Not native | Free |
| SSL monitoring | Not included | Free |
| MCP server (AI-native) | No | Yes |
| PagerDuty integration | N/A | Pro+ (alert channel) |
Flat pricing vs per-user pricing — no surprises when your team grows
| Plan | PagerDuty | CronAlert |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Limited free plan | 25 monitors, 3-min interval |
| Solo user | $21/mo | $5/mo — 100 monitors |
| 5-person team | $105/mo | $20/mo — 500 monitors |
| 10-person team | $210/mo | $50/mo — unlimited monitors |
| Annual savings (5 users) | — | Save $1,020/year |
PagerDuty's per-user pricing adds up fast. CronAlert's flat rate means your bill stays the same whether you have 2 team members or 10.
PagerDuty is primarily an incident management platform. CronAlert is purpose-built for uptime monitoring with HTTP checks, SSL monitoring, keyword checks, and heartbeat monitoring.
PagerDuty sells status pages as a separate product (StatusPage.io). CronAlert includes status pages on every plan, even the free tier.
Use CronAlert for monitoring and route alerts to PagerDuty for on-call management. Best of both worlds without paying PagerDuty prices for basic monitoring.
No complicated migration process. No data export/import. Just three steps:
That's it. Your monitors start checking immediately.
CronAlert replaces PagerDuty's uptime monitoring capabilities at a fraction of the cost. If you need advanced on-call scheduling and incident management, PagerDuty excels there. But CronAlert includes monitoring, alerting, incidents, and status pages for $5/month total — and integrates with PagerDuty as an alert channel.
PagerDuty starts at $21/user/month for their Professional plan. A team of 5 costs $105/month. CronAlert's Team plan gives you 500 monitors, 10 team members, and all features for $20/month flat — not per user.
Yes. CronAlert integrates with PagerDuty as an alert channel on Pro plans and above. You can use CronAlert for monitoring and PagerDuty for on-call management, getting the best of both tools.
Yes. CronAlert offers a REST API on all plans (basic on free, full on paid). We also have an MCP server for AI-native monitoring management — something no other monitoring tool offers.
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