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FlatLyne vs Ping Clock

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FlatLyne compared with Ping Clock
DetailFlatLyne logo FlatLynePing Clock logo Ping Clock
What it doesCron job monitoring that alerts you when scheduled tasks don't run Cron job and heartbeat monitoring that alerts you when scheduled jobs go quiet
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given AE
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree plan: 10 checks, 1 project, 1 seat, 2 alert channels, 100 ping history per check, 1 minute minimum schedule. Pro: $12/month or $108/year (25% discount), 100 checks, 10 projects, 10 seats, unlimited alert channels, 1,000 ping history per check, 30 second minimum schedule, email support, 50 Whats Free: $0/month for 20 checks. Starter: $9/month (or $90/year) for 100 checks. Pro: $29/month (or $290/year) for 500 checks. Business: $79/month (or $790/year) for 2,000 checks. Founding price: 30% off for first 100 signups.
Key features
  • HTTP ping-based job monitoring
  • Support for cron expressions and interval schedules
  • Multiple alert channels: email, Slack, PagerDuty, webhooks
  • Exit code and log output capture
  • Grace periods for late-running jobs
  • Credential rotation on Pro and Business
  • Encrypted ping URLs at rest
  • WhatsApp and phone-call alerts on Pro
  • Ping history retention: 100 pings on Free, 1,000 on Pro and Business
  • Exit code tracking from job status
  • Run duration tracking (Pro and Business)
  • Log capture and display (Pro and Business)
  • Email-in pings for tools that only send mail
  • Multiple alert channels: email, Slack, Teams, Discord, webhooks
  • API for managing checks via code (Pro and Business)
What makes it different
  • Detects silent failures that traditional monitoring misses: jobs that never start or run but produce no errors
  • Minimal setup: add one curl command to your existing jobs
  • Secure credential model: each ping URL can only ping one check, stored encrypted, with SHA-256 hashed API keys
  • Early pricing locked in for existing subscribers while new customers pay higher rates
  • Heartbeat monitoring instead of uptime monitoring for jobs that should run, not respond
  • 20 checks free forever with no card required
  • One-line integration: paste curl or code snippet at end of job
  • Founding price: 30% off for first 100 signups
  • Built for developers managing cron jobs and background tasks
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)Not checked yet no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)00
Citation Flow (Majestic)180
Referring domains (Majestic)30

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