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Healthchecks
Listen for pings and sends alerts when pings are late.
DockerPython
Automation
Open source alternatives to Cronitor
We track 2 open-source Cronitor alternatives, of which 2 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 1 ship a Docker image. Healthchecks leads on health at 96/100 with 117 commits in the last 90 days; across all 2 projects you are choosing between BSD-3-Clause, MIT.
updated Oct 2026 2 alternatives best health 96 ★ 16k combined 162 commits / 90d 1 with Docker
Top picks to replace Cronitor
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Healthiest
Health 96/100: 117 commits in 90 days, latest release v5.0.3, Docker image available.
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All 2 Cronitor alternatives, ranked by health
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Cronicle
Simple, distributed task scheduler and runner with a web based UI.
Nodejs
Cronitor alternatives compared
Healthchecks edges Cronicle 96 to 85, and most of the difference is Docker support: a Docker image against no Docker image. Healthchecks also has the largest following, at 10k stars.
The most recent release is Cronicle v0.9.140, published 2 days ago. None of the measured options scores under 40. By stack, Nodejs (1) and Python (1) are the most common. Healthchecks and Cronicle are permissively licensed.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit | Docker |
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| Healthchecks Steady at 96 since 11 Sep | 96 | 10k | BSD-3-Clause | 2 days ago | Yes |
| Cronicle Steady at 85 since 11 Sep | 85 | 5.9k | MIT | 2 days ago | No |
Cronitor alternatives: common questions
What is the most maintained open source alternative to Cronitor?
Healthchecks scores highest at 96/100, with 117 commits in the last 90 days, 10k stars on GitHub and its latest release (v5.0.3) published 3 days ago. It is also the most active by raw commit count.
Which Cronitor alternatives use a permissive licence?
2 of 2 are permissively licensed (MIT, Apache, BSD or similar): Healthchecks (BSD-3-Clause), Cronicle (MIT). 0 use copyleft licences such as GPL or AGPL, which require you to publish changes if you distribute a modified version.
Which Cronitor alternatives run in Docker?
1 of 2 publish a Docker image or Compose file: Healthchecks. Docker support contributes 10 of the 100 available health points, because it is the clearest signal that self-hosting is a supported path rather than an afterthought.
Is Healthchecks or Cronicle the better Cronitor alternative?
On measured health Healthchecks leads, 96 to 85. Healthchecks has 117 commits in 90 days, 10k stars and v5.0.3 from 3 days ago; Cronicle has 45 commits in 90 days, 5.9k stars and v0.9.140 from 2 days ago. Healthchecks is ahead or level on every term Repoly measures.
Are the Cronitor alternatives still maintained?
2 of the 2 measured options score 70 or above. Every measured option had commits in the last 90 days. None scores under 40.
What languages are the Cronitor alternatives written in?
Nodejs: Cronicle. Python: Healthchecks. The stack matters if you plan to extend or patch the tool yourself.
