healthchecks
The premium Open Source alternative to Dead Man's Snitch
🎯 Best for:Monitoring background tasks, cron jobs, and backup scripts
What is healthchecks?
Replaces silent cron job failures with a "dead man's switch" monitoring system. Alerts via email, Slack, or SMS when a scheduled task fails to ping the service within a defined grace period.
Tech Stack
PythonMonitoring & Logs
Why healthchecks?
- • Simple HTTP-based integration
- • Extensive notification options
- • Clean and intuitive dashboard
Limitations
- • No active probing (passive only)
- • Requires database for self-hosting
- • Basic reporting features
3/6/2026
Last Update
944
Forks
56
Issues
BSD-3-Clause
License
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Stop the "SaaS Tax"
Your team could be burning cash. Switching to healthchecks instantly boosts your runway.
Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Dead Man's Snitch)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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