CronSignal vs Dead Man's Snitch

Both services monitor your cron jobs. Here's an honest comparison to help you choose.

Feature CronSignal Dead Man's Snitch
Price (10 monitors) $5/mo $19/mo
Price (100 monitors) $5/mo $19/mo
Price (unlimited) $5/mo $49/mo
Free tier 3 checks 1 snitch
Setup complexity One curl command One curl command

Pricing Comparison

Dead Man's Snitch uses tiered pricing. CronSignal is flat.

Dead Man's Snitch

  • Free 1 snitch
  • $5/mo 3 snitches
  • $19/mo 100 snitches
  • $49/mo 300 snitches

CronSignal

  • Free 3 checks
  • $5/mo Unlimited checks

That's it. No tiers, no surprises.

The math at scale

4 monitors
DMS: $5/mo (capped at 3)
CronSignal: $5/mo
50 monitors
DMS: $19/mo
CronSignal: $5/mo
200 monitors
DMS: $49/mo
CronSignal: $5/mo

Feature comparison

Feature CronSignal Dead Man's Snitch
Email alerts
Slack alerts
Discord / Telegram
Webhook alerts
SMS alerts
PagerDuty integration
Flat-rate pricing
API access
Grace periods
Recovery alerts
Team members
Error capture $49/mo tier

When Dead Man's Snitch might be better

We believe in being honest. DMS has some features we don't:

If these features are essential for you today, Dead Man's Snitch is a solid choice.

When to choose CronSignal

CronSignal is the better choice if:

You have many cron jobs

At 4+ monitors, CronSignal is already cheaper. At 50+, the savings are significant.

You want predictable pricing

$5/month forever, regardless of how many jobs you add. No tier math, no surprises.

You use Discord or Telegram

We support Discord and Telegram out of the box. DMS doesn't.

You want simplicity

One price, one plan, one curl command. No feature tiers to decode.

Ready to try CronSignal?

3 checks free. No credit card required. Upgrade to unlimited for $5/month.

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