JustRun vs FastCron
FastCron is a reliable cron service with good uptime. JustRun offers more jobs per dollar, AI failure diagnosis, escalation policies, job chains, team collaboration, and a full CLI — at competitive pricing.
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JustRun wins
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FastCron wins
| Feature | JustRun | FastCron |
|---|---|---|
| Jobs per Dollar | ✓$3/mo = 25 jobs, $7/mo = 100 jobs | $5/mo = 15 jobs, $15/mo = 50 jobs |
| AI Failure Diagnosis | ✓AI explains failures, in alert notifications | Not available |
| Alert Channels | ✓Slack, Discord, Email, Webhook, PagerDuty | Email, Slack |
| Alert Rules | ✓5 types: failure, consecutive, slow response, low uptime, body change | On failure only |
| 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 | ✓Built-in DLQ, Retry/Dismiss | Not available |
| Teams | ✓Invite teammates, owner/admin/member roles | Not available |
| CLI | ✓npx @justrun/cli | Not available |
| MCP Server | ✓mcp.justrun.sh for AI agents | Not available |
| Minimum Interval | ✓5 min (free), 1 min ($3), 10 sec ($49) | 1 minute |
Free: 10 jobs. Hobby: $3/mo (25 jobs). Maker: $7/mo (100 jobs). Pro: $19/mo (1,000 jobs). Scale: $49/mo.
Free: 5 jobs. Standard: $5/mo (15 jobs). Advanced: $15/mo (50 jobs). Business: $40/mo (200 jobs).
FastCron has an API for listing jobs. Export your jobs, extract schedule and URL fields, and import via JustRun's JSON importer at Dashboard → Migrate → JSON Import.
JustRun is more cost-effective than FastCron at every tier, with significantly more features. Migration is straightforward via JSON import.
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