Heartbeat.pm
Monitor the aliveness of any sensor or cron job with ease.
- Status
- Generally available
- Last checked
- Unverified
- License
- Proprietary
- Pricing
- Free tier
What it is
Heartbeat.pm is a monitoring tool designed to ensure that sensors and cron jobs are functioning as expected. It helps in maintaining system reliability by alerting users when critical components fail to report back within specified intervals.
Heartbeat.pm stands out with its simplicity and ease of integration, making it an ideal choice for teams looking to quickly set up monitoring without complex configurations.
When it fits — and when it doesn’t
A good fit for
Teams managing IoT devices that require constant monitoring
DevOps teams needing to ensure cron jobs are running as expected
System administrators who need real-time alerts on service failures
Look elsewhere if
Projects requiring real-time streaming data processing (batch-only architecture)
Budget-constrained projects where cost-efficiency is a primary concern
Known weaknesses
Each one links to the public issue, changelog or docs page it came from, where we have one.
- 01
Limited language support beyond Python
Primary SDK is in Python, alternative language bindings are community-maintained and less robust
- 02
Vendor lock-in due to proprietary nature
Custom data formats and APIs make it difficult to migrate to other monitoring tools
What it does well
Real-time monitoring of sensors and cron jobs
Customizable alerting thresholds
Historical data tracking for performance analysis
Pricing
- Free tier
- Yes
- Paid from
- —
- Model
- Flat rate
- Enterprise plan
- No
Pricing not independently confirmed — check the vendor’s page.
Performance benchmarks
How Fast Is It?
Set up Heartbeat.pm
Setup steps, common gotchas and what to check after 30 days.