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24 alternatives to FastCron

Run WP Cron for free, no registration required

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 2 we have checked on their own sites, 2 of them free or with a free tier. FastCron launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
FastCron▲103
Reliable free online cron job service
2023 · fastcron.com · its alternatives →
2
Cron Jobs Expert▲89
Create Cron job without line of code
2023 · its alternatives →
3
WP Page Builder▲276
A free, fast and intuitive WordPress page builder
2018 · themeum.com · its alternatives →
4
EasyWP Managed WordPress Hosting▲121
Get a WordPress website online in under 60 seconds
2021 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →
5
Taro▲195
Automate recurring cron jobs in minutes
2020 · its alternatives →
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Crontab Guru▲66
We’re the makers of Crontab.guru and Cronitor.io, both first launched on HN about a decade ago. We wanted a secure web GUI way to manage/run our own cron jobs — so we built it and open‑sourced it! With Crontab Guru Dashboard you can: * Create, update, suspend and delete your cron jobs easily * Start a job on-demand or kill running instances that are hanging around too long * Debug jobs with a local console * Use our MCP server to integrate with coding assistants like Cursor and Claude Code to configure jobs and check health/status Feedback welcome!
2022 · crontab.guru · its alternatives →
7
WP Webhooks Pro▲142
Do everything within WordPress without WordPress.
2019 · ironikus.com · its alternatives →
8
toWP▲27
Test WordPress plugins and themes on a live server for Free
2024 · towp.io · its alternatives →
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RunsOnfree tier, from $300/mo▲142
10x cheaper GitHub Actions runners, self-hosted on AWS
2024 · runs-on.com · its alternatives →
10
Cron Syntax Cheatsheet▲73
Cron syntax reference and examples on how to schedule cron jobs to run every minute, at specific time, several times a day, only on workdays, every 15 minutes.
2017 · healthchecks.io · its alternatives →
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Groundhogg▲113
CRM & marketing automation for WordPress
2019 · groundhogg.io · its alternatives →
12
CloudCron▲18
Hassle-free cron jobs in the cloud
2019 · its alternatives →
13CI
Cron.io - Sharing a by-product. Should this be a full service?▲153
2012 · cron.io · its alternatives →
14
CronBox▲96
Where AI agents work at a schedule in the cloud
Mar 2026 · its alternatives →
15
WP Fastest Site Search by Expertrec▲105
Improve your WordPress site's search
2021 · expertrec.com · its alternatives →
16
Cronhooks 2.0▲83
Trigger webhooks at specific times or on intervals using cron expressions. Automate workflows with ease.
2022 · cronhooks.io · its alternatives →
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Just a simplified easy way to call URLs automatically without crontab▲16
Just a simplified easy way to call URLs automatically
2022 · crontaboo.com · its alternatives →
18
CronBuzz▲71
Simple and effective cron job monitoring tool
2020 · its alternatives →
19
BuildJet for GitHub Actionsfree tier, from $0.004/mo▲82
Managed high-performance runners for Github Actions
2021 · buildjet.com · its alternatives →
20
Audit your ISP with a speedtest cronjob▲12
A docker image with a cronjob running speedtest, audit your internet connection/ISP - igomez10/speedInspectorRPI
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
21
minicron – a system to manage and monitor cron jobs▲31
🕰️ Monitor your cron jobs. Contribute to jamesrwhite/minicron development by creating an account on GitHub.
2014 · github.com · its alternatives →
22
CrocoBlock▲70
Everything for creating WordPress websites
2018 · crocoblock.com · its alternatives →
23
TasteWP▲14
Spin up a WordPress site with one click - FREE & no login!
2021 · tastewp.com · its alternatives →
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SpinupWP▲43
A cloud-based server control panel designed for WordPress
2019 · spinupwp.com · its alternatives →

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