Cron jobs is a good feature in web hosting that allows you to call a URL periodically. It's so useful to back up your files, database, clear temporary files, etc. Here's the list of paid cron jobs hosting services, alternative for cron jobs feature: - Set Cron Job + Price: $5, $10, $20 / year (coupon code 50OFF) + Maximum number of cron jobs: 10, 20, 40 + Minimum interval: cron jobs every 5 minutes + Free account: lifetime - getCron + Price: $9.99, $19.99, $59.99 / year + Maximum number of cron jobs: 10, 30, 200 + Minimum interval: cron jobs every hour + Free account: trial, 1 year - WebBasedCron + Price: $24.95, $34.95, $54.95, $74.95, $114.95 / year + Maximum number of cron jobs: 5, 10, 20, 40, 60, 80 + Minimum interval: cron jobs every minutes + Free account: trial, 15 days - WebCron + Price: €0.0001 / cron execution + Maximum number of cron jobs: unknown + Minimum interval: cron jobs every 5 minutes + Free account: NO. And many more out there! Google them