Google App Engine (GAE) currently comes without CRON scheduling support, while this is likely to change in the future I thought i would check out whats available in web-based scheduling services. These services basically make a scheduled HTTP request to your server.
Authentication to your server seems like a good idea, or at least your scripts should be hidden under very hard to guess URLs
-- MG
Review: Web hosted cron job schedulers :: chrisTHIS!: "I use DreamHost to host my blog and while it’s a great and fairly inexpensive service, there are some limitations. One is that you cannot run cron jobs without a shell account, which I do not have. A cron job is a frequently executed task, mainly used for running scripts on a frequent basis for website maintenance. While I already do this on my Windows server and I could use it for my needs here at chrisTHIS.com, I wanted to see if there was another way to schedule a cron job for the average Joe Blogger.
I set out looking for web-based cron services and found a few. Here are my reviews of each. None of these are affiliate links, nor am I associated with any of these services. I am providing my honest personal opinions. If you know of more, please let me know!"
OnlineCronServices.com: "Cron is a utility found on Linux/Unix servers used for scheduling script execution. Not all hosting providers offer access to this utility. However, webmasters and developers can still enjoy the benefits of scheduling by using an online cron service. Below is a list of cron services that are hosted remotely.
| Name | Starting Price | Free Accounts | Lang. | Basic Auth. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cron Service | 4.95EUR/yr | NL | ||
| WebCron.org | n/a |  | FR | |
| Web Service Scheduler | $11.88/yr | | EN | |
| WebbasedCron | $19.95/yr | trial | EN | |
| CronService | $19.95/yr | trial | EN | |
| Onlinecron | n/a | | FR | |
| Cronjob.de | 2.99EUR/mo | trial | DE | |
| cronjobs.org | n/a | | EN | |
| cronjobs.com | 5EUR/mo | DE | ||
| HostedCron | $10/mo | EN | ||
| web-cron.org | 30EUR/? | FR | ||
| Remote-cron.com | n/a | | EN | |
| MyCronJobs.com | ? | EN | ||
| Cron-Jobs.com | 1.02EUR/mo | DE | ||
| Webgrid Scheduler | n/a | | EN | |
| crontastic.com | ? | for beta | EN | |
| Onlinecronjobs.com | n/a | | EN |
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