The Cronitor alternativeCron jobs, websites and servers. One price, not a price per monitor.
Cronitor charges for every monitor and every user, so the bill grows with your team. InfraNest has one price per plan: cron job checks, website checks and server monitoring together. And it also manages your domains, DNS and servers, so when a job fails you can fix the cause right there.
50 monitors for three people: €24 a month instead of $115
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Your cron jobs, websites and servers in one list, with what is down at the top.
In short
- One price per plan. No price per monitor, no price per user.
- Cron jobs, websites, APIs and servers in one place, next to your domains and DNS.
- Start free without a credit card. Cron job checks come with Pro and Business.
By the InfraNest team · Checked October 2026
Why teams choose InfraNest over Cronitor
No price per monitor
50 monitors on Pro and 200 on Business, included. Adding a check never changes the bill.
No price per user
3 team members on Pro and 10 on Business. Your whole team gets the alerts, for one price.
Fix the cause, not just the job
A job fails because a server is full or a DNS record changed. InfraNest manages those too, so you can fix it in the same place.
Branded and private pages included
Cronitor charges $25 a month for a branded page and $50 for a private one. InfraNest includes both, with no limit on subscribers.
More than monitoring
All of this is included in every plan, also on Free. Cronitor does not manage any of it.
Cloud servers
All servers from all your clouds in one list, with memory, disk and the services running on them.
Cloud serversDNS
Edit DNS records at every provider from one screen. InfraNest warns you when someone changes a record somewhere else.
DNSDomains
All your domains from every registrar in one list, with expiry dates and renewals.
DomainsCertificates
Every SSL certificate found and watched until it expires, and checked that the new one is really in use.
CertificatesFirewalls
See which ports are open in plain words, get warned about risky rules, and never lock yourself out.
FirewallsAutomations
Let InfraNest act for you: restart a server when a job fails, open a ticket, or pause checks during an update.
AutomationsAlerts go to
Manages and monitors
InfraNest and Cronitor side by side
The Cronitor column comes from their own website. The date we checked it is at the bottom of this page.
Monitoring
- Free plan
InfraNest
20 monitors for websites, ports, SSL and DNS, email alerts and a status page. Plus 10 domains, DNS and certificates.
Cronitor
5 monitors, checks every 5 minutes, email and Slack alerts, 1 basic status page with 50 subscribers.
- Monitors
InfraNest
50 on Pro, 200 on Business, included in the plan price.
Cronitor
$2 per monitor per month.
- Team members
InfraNest
3 on Pro, 10 on Business. No price per person.
Cronitor
$5 per user per month, on top of the monitors.
- Cron jobs
InfraNest
On Pro and Business. Your job calls a link when it is done; nothing to install.
Cronitor
$2 per monitor per month.
- Alerts
InfraNest
Email, Slack, Teams, Discord, Telegram and PagerDuty.
Cronitor
SMS and on-call alerts, 12 months of history, 1 status page with 500 subscribers. Branded page $25/mo, private page $50/mo, each per page.
Status pages
- Status pages
InfraNest
3 on your own domain on Pro. Unlimited on Business, including private pages. No limit on subscribers.
Cronitor
SMS and on-call alerts, 12 months of history, 1 status page with 500 subscribers. Branded page $25/mo, private page $50/mo, each per page.
More than monitoring
- Servers
InfraNest
Memory, disk, load and services from an optional agent, plus cost and backups across your clouds.
Cronitor
Not part of the product.
- Domains & DNS
InfraNest
Renew domains and edit DNS records at every provider you connect.
Cronitor
Not part of the product.
What you pay
Monthly price without VAT. InfraNest when you pay yearly; Cronitor at list price per monitor and per user, billed monthly. Cronitor offers volume discounts on request.
| You need | InfraNest | Cronitor |
|---|---|---|
| A few checks to start | €0 Free, 20 monitors | €0 Free, 5 monitors |
| 20 monitors, 1 person | €24 ProCheaper | $45 20 × $2 + 1 user |
| 50 monitors, 3 people | €24 ProCheaper | $115 50 × $2 + 3 users |
| A private status page, 20 monitors, 1 person | €79 BusinessCheaper | $95 20 × $2 + 1 user + private page |
| 200 monitors, 10 people | €79 BusinessCheaper | $450 200 × $2 + 10 users |
Every InfraNest plan also includes server monitoring, domains, DNS, certificates, firewalls and automations.
Try Business free for 14 days
200 monitors including cron jobs, checks every 30 seconds and 10 team members. No credit card. If it is not for you, you keep the free plan.
Which plan fits you
Freelancers
Backups and scheduled jobs for a few clients? Pro costs €24 a month: 50 monitors, cron jobs included, with the websites and servers next to them.
InfraNest for freelancersSaaS teams
Jobs, APIs and a status page for customers? Business costs €79 a month: 200 monitors and 10 team members, without a price per person.
InfraNest for SaaS teamsIT teams
Nightly backups, scripts and servers across sites? See them all in one list, with an alert the moment one goes quiet.
InfraNest for IT teamsSwitching is easy
Keep Cronitor running while you set up InfraNest, and switch when your alerts come in from both.
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Create your checks
Add a cron job check for each job and copy its link. Add website and API checks next to them.
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Point your jobs at InfraNest
Add one line at the end of each job that calls the InfraNest link when it is done.
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Turn off the old ones
Once the alerts come in from InfraNest, remove the Cronitor calls and cancel.
Good to know
- Need text message or phone call alerts?
- Connect PagerDuty and it can call or text whoever is on call.
- Need browser checks that click through a page?
- InfraNest checks websites, APIs, ports and keywords, but does not run scripted browser sessions.
- Cron job checks on the free plan?
- Cron job checks come with Pro and Business. The free plan covers websites, ports, SSL and DNS.
Questions
#Can InfraNest replace Cronitor?
For cron jobs, websites, APIs and status pages, yes. InfraNest also monitors your servers and manages your domains, DNS and certificates. It does not run scripted browser checks.
#Is InfraNest cheaper than Cronitor?
For 50 monitors and three people you pay €24 a month on InfraNest Pro, against $115 on Cronitor ($2 per monitor plus $5 per user). For 200 monitors and ten people it is €79 on Business against $450 at Cronitor’s list price.
#Does InfraNest charge per monitor or per user?
No. Each plan has one price: 50 monitors and 3 team members on Pro, 200 monitors and 10 team members on Business.
#How do cron job checks work?
Each check gets a link. Your job calls it when it finishes. If the call does not come in time, you get an alert. Nothing to install, on Pro and Business.
#Can my status page use my own domain?
Yes, from Pro. Business adds unlimited pages, also private or password-protected ones, with no limit on subscribers.
#Can InfraNest watch my servers too?
Yes. Connect your cloud provider for CPU and network, and add the optional agent for memory, disk, load and the services running on each server.
#Can I import my Cronitor monitors?
Not yet. Adding them takes a few minutes, and you can keep Cronitor running until everything is set up.
#Is there a free plan?
Yes: 20 monitors for websites, ports, SSL and DNS, a status page, 10 domains, DNS and certificates. No credit card, and it does not expire.
Cronitor is a trademark of its owner; InfraNest is not affiliated with it. The Cronitor column comes from their public pricing and product pages, checked October 2026. Prices exclude VAT. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
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