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Is cron-job.org still free?
Yes Yes. cron-job.org had a free tier on the vendor's public page on 2026-10-05.
The service is entirely free of charge, with no limit on the number of cron jobs and executions as often as once a minute.
Free tier limits and listed figures
| Item | Value on the vendor page |
|---|---|
| Cron jobs per account | no limit |
| Execution frequency | up to 60 times an hour |
| Request timeout | 30 seconds |
| Response size | up to 64 KB |
| Execution history | last 50 executions |
| Response retention | 2 days |
Card and commercial use
- Credit card required
- not stated by the vendor
- Commercial use allowed
- not stated by the vendor
Gotchas
- A job is disabled automatically when it fails more than 25 times in a row
- Requests are aborted after 30 seconds or when the output is larger than 64 KB
- FAQ: "we cannot give a promise or a guarantee on punctuality"
Recent change
No recent change is noted on the vendor page that was read.
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Source
Vendor page read by software on 2026-10-05, written out as text so you can copy it into your browser:
https://cron-job.org/en/faq/