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changedetection.io vs Supercronic

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted automation & workflows options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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CH changedetection.io Website change detection and notification VS SU Supercronic Crontab-compatible job runner built for containers
Featurechangedetection.ioSupercronic
CategoryAutomation & WorkflowsAutomation & Workflows
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
LanguagePythonGo
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM256 MB32 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker, binary
GitHub stars★ 32,985★ 2,596
First released20212017
ReplacesIFTTTcron

Why pick each one

Choose changedetection.io if…

  • Great for price and stock tracking
  • Lots of notifiers
  • Easy to deploy
changedetection.io details

Choose Supercronic if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (2.6k GitHub stars)
Supercronic details

Frequently asked questions

Is changedetection.io or Supercronic better?

Neither is universally better. changedetection.io has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are changedetection.io and Supercronic free and open-source?

Yes. changedetection.io is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Supercronic under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run changedetection.io and Supercronic with Docker?

changedetection.io: yes. Supercronic: yes.

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