EasyCron
Web-based cron job service that triggers HTTP/webhook requests on a schedule with execution logs and email alerts.
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EasyCron scores 3.1/10 for free value in Schedulers. The main constraint: Free plan: 200 executions per day with a 20-minute minimum interval, 5-second timeout, and 10 execution logs/predictions retained.
Free value score
3.1 / 10Show the math
Key metrics
What you get
200 executions per day at no cost with a clean web UI
Cron-expression, fixed-interval, or manual scheduling for any HTTP URL
Execution tracking with logs, predictions, and email notifications
No credit card required to start the free plan
Gotchas
- 200 executions per day
Free plan is capped at 200 EPDs (executions per day); the daily allowance resets each day.
- 20-minute minimum interval
Cron jobs on the free plan cannot run more frequently than once every 20 minutes.
- 5-second execution timeout
Each cron job request is aborted after 5 seconds; long-running endpoints will be cut off.
- 10 execution logs & predictions
Only the 10 most recent execution logs and schedule predictions are retained.
- 10 KB logged output
Only the first 10 KB (head & tail) of each cron job response body is saved.
- 100 MB response receive cap
Cron job can receive up to 100 MB of response data per execution.
- Free plan expires monthly
The free plan expires every month and must be renewed to keep cron jobs running.
- No failure-log retention
Retaining failure logs is a paid-plan feature; not available on the free plan.
- No custom HTTP configuration
Customizing HTTP method/headers/body for requests is restricted to paid plans.
- No Slack or webhook notifications
Slack and webhook notifications are paid-only; the free plan offers email notifications only.
- No regexp matching
Regular-expression matching of cron job responses is a paid-plan feature.
- No subusers
Subuser/team accounts are not available on the free plan (enterprise plans only).
Sources
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"Free / Expires Monthly / 200 EPDs / 5 sec(s) timeout / 20 min(s) interval / Execution tracking / 10 logs & predictions / Receive 100 MB / Save 10 KB head & tail"
https://www.easycron.com/user/register -
"Your free plan will not expire if you renew your free plan at your Plan Page every month."
https://www.easycron.com/faq/Will-my-free-plan-expire -
"EPDs (Executions Per Day) is the total execution times of your cron job in its busiest day. E.g. cron job that runs every 10 minutes occupies 144 EPDs, runs every minute occupies 1440 EPDs"
https://www.easycron.com/faq/What-is-EPD -
"Easycron. Active Installs: 200+."
https://profiles.wordpress.org/easycron/
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