CTFreak vs Cron

How does CTFreak compare to Cron? Here is a feature-by-feature comparison.

Feature comparison between CTFreak and Cron

	CTFreak	Cron
Deployment
Self-hosted / on-premise	Yes	Yes
No external runtime	Yes Single Go binary.	Yes
Docker install	Yes 2GB RAM minimum recommended.	No
Linux install	Yes 1GB RAM minimum recommended.	Yes
Windows install	Yes 4GB RAM minimum recommended.	No
Offline license	Yes Requires Sovereign Edition.	Yes
Remote execution
Agentless mode	Yes	Yes
SSH remote protocol	Yes	No
WinRM remote protocol	Yes	No
Concurrent multi-node fan-out	Yes A Task can target a set of Nodes, executed concurrently.	No
Concurrent multi-database fan-out	Yes A Task can target a set of Databases, executed concurrently.	No
Scheduling
Business calendar support	Yes	No
iCal calendar sync	Yes	No
Per-task timezone scheduling	Yes	Partial Not universal.
Orchestration
Task workflows	Yes	No
Identity & access
OpenID Connect	Yes	No
SAML	No	No
LDAP	No	No
Role-based access control	Yes	Partial cron.allow/cron.deny gates which OS users may create crontabs.
Multiple simultaneous SSO providers	Yes	No
Security
Encrypted secret storage	Yes	No
Encryption key rotation	Yes	No
Integration and extensibility
REST API	Yes	No
OpenAPI specification	Yes	No
Incoming webhook trigger	Yes	No
User interface
Responsive web UI	Yes	No
Pricing
Free edition	Yes	Yes
Open source edition	No	Yes
Public pricing	Yes	Yes Free.
Self-service online purchase	Yes	Yes N/A.

Last reviewed: 2026 Jul 22