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Watchgoose compared with Wrapper
DetailWatchgoose logo WatchgooseWrapper logo Wrapper
What it doesCron job monitoring that alerts you when a scheduled task, backup, queue, or script misses its heartbeat Access your terminal from your phone, securely and on-demand
StageStartup MVP
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: single machine access. Pro: $99/year or $8.25/month (yearly) or $15/month (monthly) for remote device access, Linux host support, and iOS viewer.
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
  • Watch-only mode for viewers by default
  • Single-use tickets expiring after 60 seconds
  • Instant revocation of access
  • iOS viewer in TestFlight beta
  • Works with any terminal application
  • Phone notifications when terminal needs attention
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
  • No terminal output sent until you explicitly share
  • Shell configuration unchanged by the tool
  • Free for single-machine use, Pro only for remote access
  • P2P connection preferred, encrypted relay fallback
  • Instant access revocation with keyboard shortcut
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 check18 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)302
Citation Flow (Majestic)3817
Referring domains (Majestic)241416

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