koigrid vs Healthchecks.io
Cron monitoring — the built-in alternative to Healthchecks.io.
Healthchecks.io popularized the dead-man’s switch for cron jobs, and it’s great. koigrid gives you the same thing — a ping URL with a period and grace, alerting by email and webhook — with no per-check fee and right next to the Checks, Jobs and apps it watches, all drivable by an AI agent.
| Feature | koigrid | Healthchecks.io |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Included (no per-use fee) | Free tier / paid tiers |
| Ping URL + grace period | Yes | Yes |
| Alerts (email + webhook) | Built-in | Yes |
| Next to your Checks & Jobs | Yes (same platform) | No (standalone) |
| Manage by API / AI agent | Native | API |
What koigrid improves
One platform
Heartbeats sit beside your uptime Checks, cron Jobs and apps.
No per-use fee
Included — no per-check tiers.
Agent-native
Create and manage heartbeats from your LLM via the API.
Frequently asked questions
Is koigrid cheaper than Healthchecks.io?
It depends on the workload. koigrid charges for the RAM and disk you reserve, by the hour, shared vCPU included, from a public price list — with bandwidth included and no per-request fees. Egress-heavy setups usually come out well ahead; see the estimate above.
Can I migrate from Healthchecks.io without lock-in?
Yes. koigrid runs on portable primitives — standard PostgreSQL, S3-compatible storage and containers — so you can move in (or out) whenever you want.
Where is my data hosted?
In data centers in the EU, on servers we run ourselves. The privacy policy says exactly where.
Can I run everything from an API or an AI agent?
Yes — koigrid is API-first and agent-native: every action has an API and a scoped token, with llms.txt and OpenAPI so an LLM can operate it end to end.