koigrid vs Healthchecks.io
Cron monitoring — the flat-rate 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 — but at a flat rate and right next to the Checks, Jobs and apps it watches, all drivable by an AI agent.
| Feature | koigrid | Healthchecks.io |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Flat rate | 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.
Flat, predictable
One price — 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?
koigrid is flat-rate with bandwidth included — no per-GB egress or per-request fees. For a comparable setup you usually pay a lot less (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.