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24 alternatives to I created a tool to schedule HTTP requests
In my last project, I was struggling to create and monitor cron jobs. So, instead of creating hundreds of standalone scrips and executing them with cron, I decided to turn those scripts into multiple endpoints. Next, I created a single service that I could schedule HTTP requests to those endpoints and monitor its execution. No more scripts, now everything is endpoints that I can run manually at any time I turned this scheduler service into a Micro-SaaS so you don't have to build it yourself: beew.io I know you can Schedule HTTP requests with Zapier but come on... I will not pay 50 bucks for…
A service that schedules and monitors HTTP requests to API endpoints instead of managing multiple cron job scripts. Users can create scheduled tasks, trigger them manually, and track execution from a single dashboard.… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I created a tool to schedule HTTP requests launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Monitoring for websites, APIs, and cron jobs
2024 · webgazer.io · its alternatives →
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Trigger webhooks at specific times or on intervals using cron expressions. Automate workflows with ease.
2022 · cronhooks.io · its alternatives →
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2020 · blog.cronhub.io · its alternatives →
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Cronitor▲170Monitor cron jobs, micro-services and almost anything else.
2017 · cronitor.io · its alternatives →
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2012 · cron.io · its alternatives →
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Crontab Guru▲66We’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 →
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Cronly▲113Manage your cron jobs in the cloud with built-in monitoring.
2022 · cronly.app · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, I'm the maintainer of node-cron (5M+ downloads/month), and I recently built Sidequest.js, a background job runner for Node.js inspired by Oban (Elixir) and Sidekiq (Rails). It solves some common problems I saw with libraries like node-cron: - Jobs don’t block your API: they run in isolated worker threads - No Redis or vendor lock-in: use Postgres, MySQL, SQLite, or MongoDB - Supports retries, uniqueness, concurrency, snoozing, prioritization - Comes with a CLI and a simple dashboard - Works great in monoliths and doesn’t require extra infra Quick start (no signup needed):…
2025 · docs.sidequestjs.com · its alternatives →
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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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Reliable cron scheduling for backend workflows & automations
May 2026 · cronho.st · its alternatives →
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Sensorpad▲124Monitoring and reporting tool for cron jobs & data pipelines
2021 · sensorpad.io · its alternatives →
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Monitor Cron Jobs and Windows Scheduled Tasks with ease.
2015 · deadmanssnitch.com · its alternatives →
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Schedule reminders, follow-ups, notifications, and expirations with one API call. Delivery tracking, retries, and failure alerting built in. No cron to maintain.
2018 · posthook.io · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! This is something I've been tinkering on for the past couple months. It's basically just an API/CLI for scheduling delayed or recurring jobs as HTTP requests. I initially built it as a personal tool to save myself a bit of time on little side projects where I've needed scheduled/recurring alerts, but decided it could be a good opportunity to practice building out a nice landing page [0] and documentation [1]. And who knows, maybe someone else will find it useful ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ The tool relies heavily on Elixir's Oban [2] library for managing jobs, and Mintlify [3] for…
2023 · booper.dev · its alternatives →
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