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EC2-and-Cron

The premium Open Source alternative to Uptime Robot

🎯 Best for:Developers using free-tier PaaS hosting.
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What is EC2-and-Cron?

A script-based alternative to Uptime Robot for keeping free-tier applications awake. It utilizes AWS EC2 and Cron jobs to ping endpoints, preventing idle timeouts on platforms like Heroku.

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Why EC2-and-Cron?

  • • Extremely low cost
  • • Simple logic
  • • No external account needed

Limitations

  • • Requires AWS account
  • • Manual setup
  • • Basic functionality
8/28/2024
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Uptime Robot)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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