# HookPulse vs Better Stack: heartbeat monitoring

HookPulse tells you when a backup, an automation or a scheduled task stops checking in, and when it is back.

HookPulse · Updated 2026-10-16

| Topic | HookPulse | Better Stack | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free plan | 10 monitors, with their alerts. Extra monitors are free while billing is off; after the 7-day trial, their alerts need a plan. | $0 for personal projects: 10 monitors and heartbeats, 1 status page, Slack and e-mail alerts. | [Source](https://betterstack.com/pricing), checked 2026-10-16 |
| Paid plans | Plans add 40, 90 or 490 monitors for 30 days, with no automatic renewal. The price shows when you go past the free plan. | From $34 a month per responder license, or $29 billed yearly. | [Source](https://betterstack.com/pricing), checked 2026-10-16 |
| More heartbeats | Extra monitors are free while billing is off, up to 500 per network; after the 7-day trial, their alerts need a plan. | 10 heartbeats included; 10 more for $20 a month, or $17 billed yearly. | [Source](https://betterstack.com/pricing), checked 2026-10-16 |
| Scope | Cron jobs, automations and websites, with a status page and badges. | Uptime, heartbeats, incident management, on-call and status pages, plus logs and traces. | [Source](https://betterstack.com/pricing), checked 2026-10-16 |

## Questions

### Is HookPulse an incident management tool?

No. HookPulse watches jobs, automations and websites and alerts you. It has no on-call rotation and no log management.

### Can I bring my crontab?

Yes. Send your crontab to the import: it shows one proposed monitor per scheduled line, and it creates nothing until you confirm.

### Can I share the status of my jobs?

Yes. Share a status page, or put a monitor's badge in your documentation.

[Create a monitor](https://hookpulse.net/?routine=cron-job&every=86400#routines)

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