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Watchgoose vs Retasc

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Watchgoose compared with Retasc
DetailWatchgoose logo WatchgooseRetasc logo Retasc
What it doesCron job monitoring that alerts you when a scheduled task, backup, queue, or script misses its heartbeat The issue tracker for AI coding agents that dispatches work to agents automatically without collisions or stranded tasks
StageStartup Not given
Founded2026 Not given
Based inGB Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree: 10 checks, no card required. Startup: EUR 17/month (100 checks). Business: EUR 73/month (1,000 checks). Enterprise: Custom pricing. Annual billing is 20% cheaper than monthly. USD and GBP pricing also available. Free to connect with $10 starting credit. Metered per action: dispatch $0.007, work $0.005, bookkeeping $0.003, plumbing $0.001. Busiest agent approximately $9 per month. File uploads $0.003 plus $0.001 per MB, reads $0.0005 per MB.
Key features
  • HTTP and email pings for job signals
  • 12+ notification channels including email, Slack, PagerDuty, SMS, and webhooks
  • Cron expressions, intervals, and calendar schedules with timezone support
  • Grace periods to absorb normal jitter
  • Live status and ping history with durations and exit codes
  • Project-scoped API for automation
  • Team collaboration with role-based access
  • Public status pages
  • Badges and JSON endpoints for external dashboards
  • AI connections via hosted MCP endpoint
  • Atomic issue claiming with server-side locking to prevent collisions
  • 30-minute leases with automatic renewal on heartbeat and reclaim on expiry
  • Checkpoint-based resume after agent crashes to prevent restarting work
  • Dependency graph computation for blocking and unblocking issues
  • Wave dispatch with next_batch for parallel non-blocking issues
  • Priority inheritance from blocked dependents and deadline-based escalation
  • Per-field encryption at rest with XChaCha20-Poly1305
  • Review workflow with assignment to prevent self-review
  • Integration with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor over MCP
  • Import from Linear, Jira, ClickUp, Asana, Shortcut and export JSON/CSV
What makes it different
  • No agents, SDKs, or infrastructure required—just add one HTTP request to your job
  • Europe-hosted, operated, and owned with privacy-first data handling
  • 5% of profit pledged to Open Source projects
  • Lean, focused service that does one job well
  • Server-side atomic dispatch prevents agents colliding over the same work
  • No human dispatcher needed; agents autonomously pull unblocked work
  • Work never gets stranded; crashes are handled with checkpoints and automatic reclaim
  • Metered billing per action instead of per seat makes it cost-effective for swarms
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)35 −1 (down) since last check3 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)304
Citation Flow (Majestic)3829
Referring domains (Majestic)241437

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