Launching May 2026 - join the waitlist

Know when your cron job dies. Before users do.

Add one curl line. Get alerted if your job doesn't run on time. No agents, no config hell.

Dashboard
db-backup-nightly
2 min ago
OK
invoice-generator
Expected 3h ago
ALERT
sync-products-api
14 min ago
OK
cleanup-temp-files
Running 12 min (avg: 3 min)
SLOW

Free tier guaranteed for early supporters. No credit card ever.

How it works

Three steps. Thirty seconds.

1

Create a monitor

Give it a name and set the expected schedule (every 5 min, hourly, daily).

2

Add one line to your cron

Ping our unique URL when your job completes.

curl -fsS --retry 3 https://cronpinger.com/ping/abc123
3

Get alerted when it fails

No ping on time? We notify you via email, Slack, or webhook. Instantly.

Why CronPinger

Simple monitoring that just works.

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Dead Simple Setup

Paste one curl command into your crontab - you're done.

Multi-Channel Alerts

Email, Slack, or webhook - get notified where your team already works.

Grace Periods

Set a tolerance window so one slow job doesn't wake you up at 3am.

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Team Dashboard

See all your cron jobs, their last ping, and status in one place.

Pricing

Start free. Scale when you need.

Free
$0/mo
  • 3 monitors
  • Email alerts
  • 5 min check interval
  • 7 day history
Team
$29/mo
  • Unlimited monitors
  • All integrations
  • 30 sec interval
  • 1 year history
  • API access
  • Priority support
Built by a developer

I lost data because a cron failed silently. Never again.

Hi, I'm Bartosz.

I'm Bartosz - 15+ years building backend systems. I've had silent cron failures kill data pipelines, miss billing runs, and corrupt backups. I built CronPinger because I needed something dead simple that just worked, without paying $30/mo for features I don't need.

Quick answers

FAQ

Is there a free tier?

Yes - 3 monitors and email alerts, free forever. No credit card required.

How is this different from Healthchecks.io?

Cheaper, simpler, and built by someone who's actually been paged at 3am over a broken cron.

What if my job runs longer than expected?

You can configure a grace period per monitor - no false alerts.

Do I need to install anything?

No. One curl command. That's it.

Your cron jobs are running. Probably.

We launch in May. Get on the list - early supporters get the Pro plan free for 3 months.

Free tier guaranteed. No credit card ever.