Comparison
Cronhound, EasyCron or cron-job.org: which one to choose?
An honest comparison of three HTTP cron job services. We also show where the others do better, with a source for every fact.
Cronhound is a new service: it does not yet have the track record of its competitors.
The three services side by side
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| Criterion | Cronhound | EasyCron | cron-job.org |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Basic €1.00 excl. VAT (€1.20 incl. VAT) (first 3 months free) ; Starter €3.49 excl. VAT (€4.19 incl. VAT) ; Pro €9.99 excl. VAT (€11.99 incl. VAT) per month | Free plan; paid plans from $24.00 to $1,200.00 per year | Free, funded by donations; optional sustaining membership |
| Minimum interval | 1 hr (Basic), 1 min (Starter), 15 sec (Pro) | 20 min (free), 1 min (paid) | 1 min |
| Volume | Per project: 1 active job (Basic), 5 active jobs (Starter), 20 active jobs (Pro) | 200 to 200,000 executions per day (EPD) depending on the plan | No limit on the number of jobs (fair use expected) |
| Maximum request duration | 15 s (Basic), 30 s (Starter), 120 s (Pro) | 5 s (free), 12 h (Individual) to 24 h (Enterprise) | 30 s |
| Execution history | 7 days (Basic), 30 days (Starter), 90 days (Pro) | 10 to 500 execution logs depending on the plan | Last 50 executions; responses kept for 2 days |
| Alerts | e-mail (Basic) ; e-mail and webhook (Starter) ; e-mail and webhook (Pro) | E-mail, Slack and webhook | E-mail on failure and on recovery |
| Teamwork | Organizations, invitations and roles per project; up to 1 members (Basic), 3 (Starter), 50 (Pro) | Sub-users, up to 200 (Enterprise) | Not stated on the pages checked |
| API | REST API with API tokens | API | REST API: 100 requests per day by default, 5,000 for sustaining members |
| Other points | Automatic retries, job import and export, interface in 9 languages, optional Google sign-in | Configurable time zone; 7-day free trial on paid plans | Status pages; source code published under the GPL |
| Publisher | French publisher | Software development team based in China | Patrick Schlangen, Aachen (Germany) |
| Data hosting | In France, at OVHcloud | Third-party host, location not stated | Not stated on the pages checked |
| Privacy | GDPR-compliant, no advertising or third-party trackers, job targets encrypted at rest (AES-256-GCM), account export and deletion | The privacy policy does not mention the GDPR | Does not sell user data to third parties, unless required by law |
| Track record | New service | In service since 2011 | In service for over 15 years |
When to choose another solution
Cronhound does not fit every need. Here is where a competitor does better.
You want a free, proven service
cron-job.org is free, has been running for over 15 years, does not limit the number of jobs and publishes its source code.You want one run per minute without paying
Cronhound’s Basic offer enforces a minimum interval of 1 hr between two runs. cron-job.org runs every minute, for free.Your requests run for a long time
EasyCron’s paid plans accept up to 24 hours per request. Cronhound Pro cuts off after 120 seconds.You want Slack alerts and an established provider
EasyCron also notifies on Slack and has served its users since 2011.
Why Cronhound
A French and European solution, so you stay in control of your data.
Hosted in France
The service and its data are hosted in France, at OVHcloud, a European hosting provider.
French publisher
Cronhound is published in France. You know who runs the service and where.
GDPR-compliant
Only the data the service needs is collected. You can export or delete your account at any time.
No advertising or third-party trackers
No ads, no advertising cookies, no third-party tracking tools.
Encrypted data
Your job targets (URL, headers, body, credentials) are encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM.
Built for teams
Organizations, invitations, per-project roles, API tokens and an interface in 9 languages.
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Sources, checked on November 5, 2026
Competitor information comes from their official pages, checked on November 5, 2026. Cronhound figures are the limits the application enforces.
EasyCron
Competitor offers can change: check their website before choosing. EasyCron and cron-job.org belong to their respective owners; Cronhound is not affiliated with them.