JustRun vs Vercel Cron Jobs
Vercel Cron Jobs run on vercel.json config — they're tightly coupled to your Vercel project and deployment. JustRun is deployment-agnostic: configure cron jobs independently, call any URL, get AI diagnostics and proper alerting.
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Vercel Cron Jobs wins
| Feature | JustRun | Vercel Cron Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment Coupling | ✓Fully independent — change schedules without deploying | Requires vercel.json change + redeploy |
| Works With Any Host | ✓Yes — calls any HTTP endpoint | Vercel-hosted projects only |
| AI Failure Diagnosis | ✓AI explains failures, in alert notifications | Not available |
| Alert Channels | ✓Slack, Discord, Email, Webhook, PagerDuty | Not available |
| 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 |
| Retry Policies | ✓Exponential, linear, fixed backoff | Not available |
| Response Time Charts | ✓Per execution, uptime % per job | Function logs only |
| Minimum Interval | ✓5 min (free), 1 min ($3), 10 sec ($49) | 1 minute (Pro plan required) |
| Teams | Invite teammates, owner/admin/member roles | Vercel team (if on team plan) |
Free: 10 jobs. Hobby: $3/mo. Maker: $7/mo. Pro: $19/mo. Scale: $49/mo.
Included in Vercel Hobby (free) and Pro ($20/mo/user). Cron jobs require Pro for 1-min intervals.
Extract your cron routes from vercel.json, then create equivalent JustRun jobs pointing at your Vercel function URLs. Remove the crons block from vercel.json.
Vercel Cron is convenient if you're already on Vercel. JustRun is better when you want independent scheduling, proper alerting, and AI diagnostics without tying cron config to deployment.
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