Zuzia vs Healthchecks.io — an honest comparison

Dedicated cron heartbeat monitor vs. all-in-one panel that runs the tasks

Healthchecks.io solves one problem extremely well: it tells you when a cron job stops checking in. You ping its URL from your cron, and if the ping doesn't arrive on schedule, you get an alert. Simple, focused, beloved by sysadmins. Zuzia takes a different angle — it doesn't just monitor your cron, it actually runs the recurring task on your server via an agent. Same use case ("make sure my backup runs at 3am"), different mechanism. This page lays out when each one fits.

Feature comparison

Feature	Zuzia ours	Healthchecks.io
Cron heartbeat monitoring (you ping, we alert if you stop)
Scheduled task execution (we run the task on your server)
Self-hostable open-source version
HTTP/HTTPS uptime monitoring
SSL certificate expiry alerts
Public status pages (hosts + websites)
Embeddable uptime widget (worldwide + EU agent breakdown)
Server CPU / RAM / disk metrics
Remote command execution from panel
AI-summarised alerts
Free plan	1 host / 1 domain / 1 task	20 checks
Cheapest paid plan	$9/mo (25 tasks + 10 hosts)	$5/mo Supporter (same limits as free); $20/mo Business for 100 checks
Lifetime option	$129 one-time
EU hosting / GDPR-native

Public list prices checked September 2026. Healthchecks.io Hobbyist: free, 20 checks, 100 log entries per check. Supporter: $5/mo with the same limits. Business: $20/mo for 100 checks, 50 SMS/WhatsApp and 20 phone-call credits. Business Plus: $80/mo for 1,000 checks. Zuzia Starter: $9/mo with 25 scheduled tasks plus uptime, SSL, ports and remote commands on 10 hosts.

Which one fits you

When Healthchecks.io is the right choice

Your servers already have system cron set up, you trust it, and you only want a pager when something stops checking in. Healthchecks is the cleanest tool on the market for that.
You want the option to self-host the monitor itself — Healthchecks is open-source under BSD, you can run it on your own infra.
You only care about cron monitoring and don't want uptime, SSL, server metrics or remote ops bundled in.
You prefer paying $5/mo for one focused tool over $9/mo for an all-in-one that includes things you don't use.

When Zuzia is the right choice

You'd rather have the tool actually run the task than maintain a cron entry plus a separate heartbeat call. One less thing to forget.
You're already paying for uptime (UptimeRobot), SSL alerts (somewhere), and Healthchecks separately — Zuzia consolidates all three for similar money.
You want to change a scheduled task's command, frequency or target host from a panel instead of editing crontab via SSH.
You want execution logs and AI summaries of what your scheduled tasks actually produced, not just "it ran on time".
You also want a public status page or embeddable uptime widget for your clients — Healthchecks doesn't ship either; Zuzia includes both.
You like the option of locking in $129 once and being done with subscriptions — Healthchecks doesn't offer a lifetime plan.

Bottom line

Try Zuzia for free

Free Forever plan covers 1 host, 1 domain, 1 port check and 1 scheduled task. Add a host in about 30 seconds, no credit card. Upgrade only if you outgrow it.

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