Krons24 vs Cronhub
Cronhub stopped accepting new accounts. If you're looking for a replacement, the question isn't just “another monitoring SaaS” — it's whether you want a platform that runs in your own infrastructure and actually executes your jobs, not just watches them.
Cronhub is no longer onboarding
As of early 2026, Cronhub has stopped accepting new signups. Existing users continue to receive service for now, but the writing is on the wall — anyone evaluating options today needs a platform with a future. We wrote a step-by-step migration guide that walks through moving from Cronhub heartbeats to a full Krons24 deployment in about ten minutes.
Heartbeat Monitoring
Cronhub watches your jobs by listening for HTTP pings from them. If a ping is late, it alerts. Useful, but it doesn't actually run anything — your existing crontabs, runners, or Lambdas are still doing the work.
- Lightweight monitoring layer
- Easy to add to existing scripts
- External SaaS — your job names, schedules, ping data leave your perimeter
- Doesn't execute jobs — you still need crontab + servers
Scheduler + Monitor
Krons24 schedules and runs the jobs themselves, captures real-time logs, and gives you the same heartbeat-style alerting Cronhub had — all from a control plane that never leaves your network.
- Self-hosted Docker — your data, your perimeter
- Replaces both crontab AND Cronhub in one platform
- Real-time logs, dependencies, RBAC, audit
- Currently onboarding new teams — pricing from $499/mo
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Krons24 | Cronhub |
|---|---|---|
| Currently accepting new signups Cronhub stopped onboarding new accounts | ||
| Executes jobs (not just monitors them) | ||
| Self-hosted in your infrastructure | ||
| Multi-server SSH execution | ||
| Real-time log streaming | ||
| Heartbeat / dead-man monitoring | ||
| Job dependency chains | ||
| Slack / Email / Webhook alerts | ||
| RBAC + audit trail | ||
| Job cloning + bulk actions | ||
| On-prem / air-gapped deploy | ||
| AES-256 credential encryption | ||
| REST API access | ||
| White-label / multi-tenant |
Migrate from Cronhub in 10 Minutes
Self-deploy Krons24 with Docker. Wire up your first heartbeat endpoint. Move your jobs over at your own pace. We wrote a guide that walks through every step.