# cron-job.org vs Rundeck

| Attribute | cron-job.org | Rundeck |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 39.4 (26% (low)) | 41.8 (26% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":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. | An open-source and commercial orchestration tool that enables teams to automate operational tasks, execute standardized workflows, and manage job scheduling across distributed systems. It provides centralized control with comprehensive audit trails and role-based access for compliance-sensitive environments. |
| integrations.count | 3 | 8 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Paddle"},{"name":"Cloudflare Turnstile"},{"name":"Google reCAPTCHA"}]` | `[{"name":"Ansible"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Chef"},{"name":"Azure Storage"},{"name":"Google Cloud Platform"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"PagerDuty"}]` |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":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"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","summary":"Free open-source version available; commercial tiers available with contact for pricing","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.rundeck.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T15:27:59.207Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |

## Capabilities (Cron Scheduling)

| Capability | cron-job.org | Rundeck |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-09-01T16:46:43.271Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*