CronitorBot
@CronitorBot
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The official Telegram bot of Cronitor, a monitoring service for cron jobs, heartbeats, websites and APIs: send /start@CronitorBot in a chat, group or forum topic, follow the magic link, and alerts from your monitors arrive there. Cronitor's free Hacker plan covers 5 monitors.
Key features
- Alerts for cron jobs, heartbeats, websites and APIs
- Private chats, groups and specific forum topics
- Magic-link setup, several chats per account
What CronitorBot does
Cronitor monitors scheduled jobs, heartbeats from workers and devices, websites and APIs, and it can publish status pages. Its documentation introduces CronitorBot as the Telegram bot for its alerts and notes that the bot has no access to your messages.
Setup is quick. Start a conversation with CronitorBot, or invite it to a group, and send /start@CronitorBot. The bot replies with a magic link; open it to finish the integration. If the group uses topics, send the command inside the topic you want, such as «Alerts», and messages will go there instead of General. You can repeat the process for several chats. Then add the new integration to monitors or notification lists in Cronitor.
The free Hacker plan covers 5 monitors with 5-minute checks, email and chat alerts and a basic status page. The Business plan is usage-based, $2 a month per monitor plus $5 per user, with 30-second checks and SMS and on-call integrations.
How to start
- Open @CronitorBot or add it to a group
- Send /start@CronitorBot, inside a topic if you want alerts there
- Open the magic link from the bot to finish the integration
- In Cronitor, add the integration to monitors or notification lists
Commands
/startGet a magic link to connect this chatPricing and limits
Freemium Hacker plan: 5 monitors, 5-minute checks, email and chat alerts, basic status page
Pros / Cons
- Covers cron jobs and websites in one service
- Alerts can target a specific forum topic
- Free plan limited to 5 monitors with 5-minute checks
- The pricing page does not name Telegram among plan features
Alternatives
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Score breakdown
| Criterion | Weight | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functionality | 25 | 8 / 10 | |
| Reliability & speed | 15 | 8 / 10 | |
| Popularity & trust | 15 | 5 / 10 | |
| Price & free tier | 10 | 6 / 10 | |
| Usability | 10 | 7 / 10 | |
| Safety & privacy | 10 | 9 / 10 | |
| Freshness | 5 | 9 / 10 | |
| Localization | 5 | 10 / 10 | |
| No intrusive ads | 5 | 10 / 10 | |
| Score | 100 | 75.5 |
FAQ
How do I send Cronitor alerts to a specific topic in my group?
Open that topic, send /start@CronitorBot from inside it and complete the magic link; alerts will be posted there. To change topics, remove the integration and set it up again.
Can the bot read my group's messages?
Cronitor's documentation says the bot has no access to your messages; it only posts alerts to the chats you connect.
Technical details
- Inline mode
- Mini App
- Works in groups
- Works in channels
- Accepts voice
- Accepts files
- Requires phone number
- Requires registration
- Shows ads
