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DeadManPing

Never Miss a Failed Backup Again·deadmanping.com

DeadManPing is a dead man switch monitoring service for cron jobs, backups, and scheduled tasks. It verifies job outcomes (not just execution) via a single curl ping added to existing scripts, detecting silent failures such as empty or partial backup files, missing runs, and hanging scripts. Validation rules (file size, count, duration, status) are configured in a dashboard rather than in code, and alerts fire on state changes via email, Slack, Discord, or custom webhooks. It does not run or schedule jobs itself — it only observes ping results from existing cron jobs.

What it's for

Monitor cron jobs and scheduled tasksDetect backups that didn't runDetect empty or zero-byte backup filesVerify backup file size against expected thresholdsTrack job execution duration and detect zombie/hanging jobsVerify record counts processed by a jobGet alerted only on state changes (failure, recovery, warning)Payload validation of job output without writing custom alert logic

Features 18

Count verification
Cron job monitoring without migration
Custom webhooks (Team plan)
Dashboard with real-time status
Dead man switch detection
Discord integration
Duration verification
Email alerts
File size verification
Missing-run detection
No SDK required
Payload validation rules
Result-aware monitoring (verify outcomes, not just execution)
Slack integration
State-aware alerts (no spam)
Status verification
Threshold verification
Works with any language

At a glance

free tierfree trialAPI

TypeWeb app

DeploymentCloud

PlatformsWeb

ForDevOps managing backups, MSP (Managed Service Providers), Infra & ops teams, Backend developers, VPS & bare metal server admins

CompanyDeadManPing · 2026

Integrations

SlackDiscord

Resources

Docs

Pricing

Site states 'multi-currency pricing' with identical numeric prices in USD and EUR (e.g. $7/€7). Paid plan prices are marked priceValidUntil 2025-12-31 despite the site's stated foundingDate/datePublished of 2026, an apparent inconsistency in the source data. 14-day free trial, no credit card required.

Free TierFree

20 monitors, 5-minute minimum intervals, Email alerts

20 monitors, 5-minute minimum intervals, email alerts

Starter Plan$7/mo

Also listed at €7 (EUR); price marked priceValidUntil 2025-12-31 on the site.

30 monitors, 5-minute intervals, email + Slack/Discord alerts

Pro Plan$24/mo

Also listed at €24 (EUR); price marked priceValidUntil 2025-12-31 on the site.

150 monitors, 1-minute intervals, up to 3 team members

Team Plan$79/mo

Also listed at €79 (EUR); price marked priceValidUntil 2025-12-31 on the site.

1000 monitors, 1-minute intervals, up to 10 team members, custom webhooks