dkron
A distributed job scheduler that runs cron jobs across clusters without single points of failure
- Also known as
- dkron
What is dkron?
A cloud-native system for automating scheduled jobs across multiple machines in a cluster, providing fault-tolerant distributed cron execution
dkron pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Free
Free- Processor plugins
- Web UI
- REST API
- Job retries
- Job chaining
- Docker executor
- Elasticsearch processor
- Advanced Email processor
- Slack processor
- Encryption
- Web UI Authentication
- API Authentication
- Cross region failover
What dkron does
The capabilities that matter for cron scheduling, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Deployment
- Self hosted server
- 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
- Open source
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- macOS
- Web
- Linux
- Windows
- Self-hosted
Integrations (8)
Independently observed- Python
- Ruby
- PHP
- Django
- Slack•
- Elasticsearch•
- Docker•
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
dkron FAQ
Common questions about dkron, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is dkron?
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. It is indexed under Cron Scheduling.
Source: https://dkron.io
What platforms does dkron support?
dkron supports the web, Windows, macOS and Linux. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://dkron.io
Can dkron be self-hosted?
We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for dkron, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.
Source: https://dkron.io
What does dkron integrate with?
We have confirmed 5 integrations for dkron, including Python, Ruby, PHP, Django and Email. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://dkron.io
Is dkron open source?
Yes. dkron is published under the LGPL-3.0 licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.
dkron alternatives
Other cron scheduling we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- CronitorMonitoring and alerting service for developers managing cron jobs, websites, APIs, and background systemshigh · 75%
- AWS EventBridge SchedulerEvent-driven task execution engine that operates at scalemedium · 56%
- cron-job.orgCloud-hosted scheduling and execution of HTTP requests and scripts at custom intervals, completely free.low · 30%
- RundeckOpen-source platform for automating and executing operational procedureslow · 30%
- HangfireA background job processing framework for .NET applications that operates without requiring a separate Windows Service or external processlow · 28%
- QuartzOpen source library for scheduling Java application jobslow · 31%
Compare dkron
Side by side against other cron scheduling, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for dkron, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | 92 | 0.08 | 7.6 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 47 | 0.12 | 5.6 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 83 | 0.07 | 5.5 | ✓ |
| Stars | 69 | 0.03 | 2.3 | ✓ |
| Security score | 43 | 0.05 | 2.3 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 20 | 0.05 | 1.1 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 5 | 0.08 | 0.4 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.17 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
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Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 29 | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 5 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 67% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Api first: Yes · Deployment: self-hosted-server · Open source: Yes · Ha clustering: Yes · Pricing model: open_source · Retry on failure: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 4 | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Go | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | LGPL-3.0 | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 95% |
Pricing
Release
Security
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