# cron-job.org vs dkron

| Attribute | cron-job.org | dkron |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 39.4 (26% (low)) | 37 (20% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 13 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 1 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 4,731 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A free service that executes HTTP requests to your URLs or scripts on recurring schedules, ranging from every minute to annually. Includes status page publishing, SSL certificate expiration monitoring, multi-factor authentication, and REST API access. | A distributed job scheduling system that coordinates timed task execution across multiple servers with built-in redundancy. It uses gossip protocol and fault-tolerant databases to eliminate single points of failure. |
| integrations.count | 3 | 5 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Paddle"},{"name":"Cloudflare Turnstile"},{"name":"Google reCAPTCHA"}]` | `[{"name":"Python"},{"name":"Ruby"},{"name":"PHP"},{"name":"Django"},{"name":"Email"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| license.spdx | - | LGPL-3.0 |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","description":"Unlimited scheduled jobs","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Sustaining Membership","summary":"User-selected amount, available monthly or yearly","description":"Optional voluntary support membership","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Completely free. Optional voluntary sustaining memberships at user-selected amounts.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://cron-job.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T23:32:43.439Z","billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | - |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 31 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.1.2","date":"2026-07-22T15:12:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.1.1","date":"2026-05-12T08:42:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.1.0","date":"2026-03-30T07:43:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.9","date":"2025-12-20T09:14:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.0.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.9-rc2","date":"2025-12-15T21:23:42Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.0.9-rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.9-rc1","date":"2025-12-14T18:58:49Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.0.9-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.9-beta1","date":"2025-10-27T18:16:30Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.0.9-beta1"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.8","date":"2025-09-26T07:24:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.0.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.7","date":"2025-09-23T16:31:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.0.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.6","date":"2025-09-21T20:44:51Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.0.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.5","date":"2025-05-04T18:38:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.0.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.4","date":"2025-02-24T21:56:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.0.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.3","date":"2025-02-09T22:31:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.2","date":"2025-01-05T10:15:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.1","date":"2024-12-23T19:28:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.0","date":"2024-10-27T17:02:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.0-rc3","date":"2024-10-06T16:17:13Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.0.0-rc3"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.0-rc2","date":"2024-10-06T12:50:22Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.0.0-rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.0-rc1","date":"2024-09-16T08:07:06Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.0.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.0-beta6","date":"2024-06-30T17:57:33Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.0.0-beta6"}]` |
| security.scorecard | - | 4.3 |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fdistribworks%2Fdkron%2Fv3&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Cron Scheduling)

| Capability | cron-job.org | dkron |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment | - | - |
| Cron expression support | - | - |
| Timezone aware scheduling | - | - |
| Job dependency chaining | - | - |
| Ha clustering | - | - |
| Retry on failure | - | - |
| Missed run alerting | - | - |
| Web UI dashboard | - | - |
| API first | - | - |
| Audit logging | - | - |
| RBAC | - | - |
| Open source | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:20:30.276Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*