Cron went silent. What does QuietPulse cost?
AnswerThe nightly backup never ran. You find out when the disk is full. QuietPulse (https://quietpulse.xyz/) is not a monitoring suite. It is one curl heartbeat on cron and workers; late pings alert on Telegram, email, or webhook. Public pricing https://quietpulse.xyz/pricing: Free $0 forever (up to 5 jobs); Starter $20 quarterly (~$6.67/mo, up to 20 jobs); Unlimited $50 quarterly (~$16.67/mo, unlimited jobs + priority support). Crypto via NOWPayments. See research pack.
What they sell
Create a job → ping after each run → get alerted if late. No SDK, no agent. Homepage: expected interval from 1 minute, with a grace period.
Pricing stresses quarterly billing: pay once for three months. FAQ says it lowers the effective monthly rate and meets crypto payment minimums.
Do this
- Open https://quietpulse.xyz/pricing. Split the $20 / $50 quarterly charge from the $6.67 / $16.67 labels—those are not monthly bills.
- FAQ: on expiry you drop to Free (5 jobs); extra jobs disable, they are not deleted. Crypto via NOWPayments.
QuietPulse public tiers (Aug 2026; quietpulse.xyz/pricing wins)
| Tier | Public price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 / forever | Up to 5 jobs; Telegram/email/webhook; dashboard |
| Starter | $20 / quarter (shown $6.67/mo) | Up to 20 jobs; same alert channels |
| Unlimited | $50 / quarter (shown $16.67/mo) | Unlimited jobs; priority support |
| Payments | Crypto (NOWPayments) | FAQ: BTC/ETH/USDT and 100+ coins |
Short answers
- Is $6.67 charged monthly?
- No monthly charge. Pricing is quarterly: Starter $20 once for 3 months; Unlimited $50 once.
- What happens when a plan expires?
- FAQ: account reverts to Free (5 jobs); excess jobs are disabled, not deleted.
- Card only?
- Pricing is crypto via NOWPayments. FAQ lists BTC / ETH / USDT and 100+ coins.