Does Watchgoose run or back up my jobs?
No. Your scheduler and backup tools still do the work. Watchgoose monitors the signals you add to those jobs; a success ping alone does not verify backup integrity or prove a restore will work.
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Watchgoose
Cron job monitoring that alerts you when a scheduled task, backup, queue, or script misses its heartbeat
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A monitoring service that watches cron jobs, backups, and scheduled tasks, alerting your team when a job fails or goes quiet.
The story so far
Watchgoose is a cron and scheduled-job monitoring service for teams running backups, automations, and other recurring work that can report a result. When an expected success doesn't arrive after its schedule and grace period, it alerts the people who need to know.
The service requires no agents, SDKs, or infrastructure installation. If your job can make an HTTP request or send an email, it can be monitored. You create a check with a schedule and grace period, have your job send a success signal after it completes, and configure how your team receives alerts through 12+ channels including email, Slack, PagerDuty, SMS, and webhooks.
Watchgoose is Europe-hosted, operated, and owned. It includes features like live status and logs, project-scoped API access, team collaboration with role-based access, and public status pages. The service offers a free plan with 10 checks and paid plans starting at EUR 17/month, with 5% of profit pledged to Open Source projects.
Typeset 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
Pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Free: 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.
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Questions and answers
When does missed-run monitoring begin?
A check starts watching for missed expected successes after its first success signal. A later missed signal is judged against its schedule and grace period.
Where is my data hosted?
Watchgoose is Europe hosted, operated and owned. For information about the data handling, read the privacy policy.
Can I try Watchgoose without a card?
Yes. New accounts can start a 14-day Startup or Business trial from their account without entering payment details.
Does Watchgoose support Open Source?
Yes. Watchgoose donates 5% of profit to Open Source projects, and qualifying Open Source projects and nonprofits can receive a needs-matched paid plan for free.
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