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Cronitor vs Rig

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Cronitor compared with Rig
Detail CronitorRig logo Rig
What it doesMonitoring made for developers Local development process manager for Mac and Windows with live logs, ports, and MCP integration for AI editors
StageEstablished Not given
Founded2014 Not given
Based inNot given GB
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingNot given Hobby: free forever (1 Mesh machine, 5 GB relay per month). Pro: $15/month or $144/year (5 machines, 25 GB relay). Team: $25/seat/month or $240/year (10 machines per seat pooled, 75 GB relay per seat pooled). Agency: $149/month or $1,430/year with 3 seats included, extra seats $25/month. Extra machi
Key features
  • Website and API uptime monitoring
  • Heartbeat monitoring
  • Status pages
  • Real user monitoring
  • Multiple alert integrations
  • Job metrics and output tracking
  • Unified live logs and port management
  • Local MCP hub with 95 scoped tools for Cursor, Claude, Codex, Windsurf, and VS Code
  • WordPress support with isolated MySQL and local HTTPS
  • Live Link previews for sharing on LAN QR or branded links
  • Multi-machine Continuity backups and encrypted cloud sync
  • Laravel and Valet integration
What makes it different
  • Independent company with decade-long stability
  • Integrated platform with five monitoring tools
  • Cookie-free analytics
  • One unified control plane replacing separate tools for process management, logging, and port binding
  • Native MCP integration with AI editors eliminating the need for raw shell commands
  • Works alongside existing tools like Laravel Herd, Valet, and WordPress
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)72 no change since last check36 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)3520
Citation Flow (Majestic)499
Referring domains (Majestic)147829

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