JustRun vs EasyCron
EasyCron has been around for years and does the basics well. But if you want natural language scheduling, AI-powered failure diagnosis, multi-phase escalation policies, job chains, or a CLI and MCP server — you need JustRun.
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JustRun wins
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EasyCron wins
| Feature | JustRun | EasyCron |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Job Builder | ✓Step-by-step wizard, no cron syntax needed | Form-based, requires cron syntax |
| AI Failure Diagnosis | ✓Claude-powered analysis of why jobs fail, surfaced in alerts | Not available |
| Alert Channels | ✓Slack, Discord, Email, Webhook, PagerDuty | Email only |
| Alert Rules | ✓On failure, N consecutive failures, response time >Xms, uptime below X%, body change | On failure only |
| Escalation Policies | ✓Multi-phase, AI diagnosis in alerts, 3-tier inheritance (global → space → job) | Not available |
| Job Chains | ✓Trigger Job B after Job A — on success, failure, status code, body contains | Not available |
| Minimum Interval | ✓5 min (free), 1 min ($3), 10 sec ($49) | 1 minute (paid only) |
| Spaces | ✓Group jobs into projects, per-space escalation policies | Tags only |
| Dead Letter Queue | ✓Permanently failed jobs surface with Retry/Dismiss | Not available |
| Teams | ✓Invite teammates, owner/admin/member roles | Not available |
| CLI | ✓npx @justrun/cli — login, list, create, run, pause | Not available |
| MCP Server | ✓mcp.justrun.sh — control jobs from Claude and AI agents | Not available |
| Status Badge | ✓SVG badge for README/docs, private by default | Not available |
| API | ✓Full REST API (30+ endpoints), OpenAPI spec at api.justrun.sh/docs | REST API |
| One-Click Migration | ✓Paste API key, import all jobs instantly | N/A (source, not target) |
Free: 10 jobs. Hobby: $3/mo (25 jobs, 1 min). Maker: $7/mo (100 jobs). Pro: $19/mo (1,000 jobs, 30 sec). Scale: $49/mo (unlimited, 10 sec).
Free: 1 job. Standard: $12/mo (20 jobs). Plus: $24/mo (100 jobs).
Migrate all your EasyCron jobs in seconds. Go to Dashboard → Migrate → EasyCron, paste your API key, and every job transfers with its schedule, URL, headers, and settings intact.
JustRun offers more features at a lower price point, with AI capabilities, escalation policies, job chains, and a full CLI and MCP server that EasyCron doesn't have. Migration takes under a minute.
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