
Cronhq
Cron jobs that actually run
About Cronhq
Cronhq is a reliable, self-hosted scheduling solution designed to ensure that cron jobs execute exactly once, addressing a common pain point in traditional cron management. Built with Rust and leveraging Postgres locks for guaranteed execution, it prevents silent failures and duplicate runs that can lead to billing errors or missed tasks. Its robust feature set includes retries with backoff, HMAC-signed webhooks for secure notifications, heartbeat monitors for unexecuted jobs, and alerting systems that notify on failure and recovery. This makes Cronhq ideal for developers and operations teams seeking a dependable, open-source scheduler that can be deployed on their own infrastructure.
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Pros
- ✓Guarantees exactly-once execution using Postgres locks
- ✓Self-hostable with an open-source license (MIT)
- ✓Built-in retries, backoff, and alerting features
- ✓Secure webhooks with HMAC signing
- ✓Simple deployment with same image used in production
Cons
- ✗Requires self-hosting and infrastructure management
- ✗Limited free tier with only 5 jobs
- ✗May have a learning curve for non-technical users
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Pricing
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Makers
Michael Sunmisola
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