JustRun vs Dead Man's Snitch
Run jobs and monitor them. No separate server.
Dead Man's Snitch alerts you when scheduled jobs stop reporting. It's a simple, reliable tool. JustRun goes further — it executes your jobs, monitors them, and alerts you via Slack, Discord, PagerDuty, and more, with AI failure diagnosis.
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JustRun wins
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Dead Man's Snitch wins
| Feature | JustRun | Dead Man's Snitch |
|---|---|---|
| Job Execution | ✓Full HTTP execution on schedule | Monitoring only — jobs must report in |
| Missed Execution Alert | Yes — alert when job doesn't run | Core feature |
| AI Failure Diagnosis | ✓AI explains failures in alert notifications | Not available |
| Alert Channels | Slack, Discord, Email, Webhook, PagerDuty | Email, Slack, PagerDuty, webhook |
| Escalation Policies | ✓Multi-phase, AI Wizard, 3-tier inheritance | Not available |
| Job Chains | ✓on_success, on_failure, on_status_code, on_body_contains | Not available |
| Dead Letter Queue | ✓Surface permanently failed jobs, Retry/Dismiss | Not applicable (monitoring only) |
| Response Time Charts | ✓Bar chart per execution, uptime % per job | Not available |
| Teams | Invite teammates, owner/admin/member roles | Multiple users (paid) |
| Setup Complexity | ✓Sign up, create job — done | Sign up, configure snitch, add reporting code to jobs |
Pricing
Based on publicly-listed competitor pricing at time of writing. Check the vendor's website for current pricing.
JustRun
Free: 10 jobs. Hobby: $3/mo (25 jobs). Maker: $7/mo (100 jobs). Pro: $19/mo. Scale: $49/mo.
Dead Man's Snitch
Free: 1 snitch. Plans from $19/mo (10 snitches) to $199/mo (200 snitches).
Switching is easy
For each snitch, create a JustRun job that calls your endpoint on the same schedule. Remove the snitch reporting code from your server — JustRun executes directly.
The verdict
Dead Man's Snitch is a reliable alerting tool. JustRun eliminates the need for server-side cron entirely — it executes the job and monitors it, at a much lower price point.
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