Alternatives

	cron	BeyondCron	Dkron Dkron JobScheduler Mistral Rundeck Schedulix
Interface
Command line help_outline	remove	check	~ ~ check check check	Using curl and json. Using a REST api or PowerShell module. Workflow are defined using yaml files.
Shell help_outline	remove	check	remove remove remove remove remove
Web help_outline	remove	check	check check remove ~ check	Does not include the ability to visualise job flows. Enhanced interface requires Rundeck Enterprise.
Job types
Command	check	check	check check check check check	Jobs run as the root on the dkron agent host. To run as a different user and/or on a different host, su/sudo and/or ssh are required. Along with ACLs, BeyondCron manages this transparently. Jobs run under the JobScheduler process user id. To run as a different user, use of su/sudo is required within the job definition. Along with ACLs, BeyondCron manages this transparently.
Delay/Trigger	remove	check	remove remove remove remove remove
Container	remove	check	~ remove remove check remove	Requires Dkron Pro.
Email help_outline	remove	check	~ check check remove remove	Requires Dkron Pro.
SQL help_outline	remove	check	remove check remove ~ remove	Requires Rundeck Enterprise.
Webhook help_outline	remove	check	check remove check check remove
Job options
Calendars	remove	check	remove check remove check remove	Requires Rundeck enterprise
Date/times help_outline	remove	check	remove remove remove remove remove
Job flows help_outline	remove	check	~ check check check check	On success only for a single parent job.
Wildcards help_outline	remove	check	remove remove remove remove remove
Inherited properties help_outline	remove	check	remove remove remove remove question_mark
Private properties	remove	check	remove remove remove remove remove
Timezones help_outline	remove	check	remove check remove remove check
Schedules
Calendar help_outline	remove	check	remove remove remove remove remove
Cron help_outline	check	check	~ remove check check remove	Does not support L (last day) W (weekdays) or # (nth day-of-week of the month) symbols.
Daily help_outline	remove	check	remove check remove check check
Date help_outline	remove	check	check check remove remove remove
Monthly help_outline	remove	check	remove check remove check check
Repeat help_outline	remove	check	check check remove remove check
Sunrise/Sunset help_outline	remove	check	remove remove remove remove remove
Combination help_outline	remove	remove	remove question_mark remove remove remove
Security
Users	check	check	~ check remove check remove	Requires Dkron Pro and only supports a single user and password.
RBAC help_outline	remove	check	~ ~ question_mark check ~	Available as a preview in Dkron Pro. Does not include user/host control. e.g. restrict the ability to define jobs that execute as root, and/or in a production environment. Full support requires commercial version.
Audit logs help_outline	remove	check	remove check question_mark check ~	Commercial version only.
Job history help_outline	remove	check	check check question_mark check check
Job output help_outline	remove	check	check check remove check check
Server
Agentless	remove	check	~ check check check remove	Jobs run as the root on the dkron agent host. To run as a different user and/or on a different host, su/sudo and/or ssh are required. Along with ACLs, BeyondCron manages this transparently.
Clustering help_outline	remove	check	check ~ question_mark ~ ~	Master-follower cluster architecture. Requires a commercial license. Rundeck Enterprise only. Warm standby of server available with commercial verison.
Scaling help_outline	remove	check	~ check question_mark ~ remove	Single scheduler, multiple agents Rundeck Enterprise only.
Datastore	remove	AWS, SQL database	question_mark SQL database MySQL, PostgreSQL or Sqlite H2 or MySQL Ingres, MySQL or PostgreSQL
Dependencies		Java git ssh sudo	remove Java Python Horizon ssh Java ssh Java Python
Reference open_in_new open_in_new open_in_new open_in_new open_in_new			A distributed Cron service with, API, no SPOF and an easy to use dashboard Open source workload automation system designed for performance, resilience and security
Comments			No ability to stop/kill a running job dkron pro supports HTTP basic auth for a single identity All command jobs run under the JobScheduler process user id. All jobs appear to execute under the Schedulix user id. The user interfaces looks powerful but a challenge to use.