Task Scheduler Alternatives

Task Scheduler is described as 'The Task Scheduler is a Windows feature which can set your computer to automatically perform routine tasks. The Task Scheduler does this by monitoring whatever criteria you choose to initiate the tasks, and then executing the tasks when the criteria is met' and is an app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Task Scheduler for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best Task Scheduler alternative is System Scheduler, which is free. Other great apps like Task Scheduler are RoboIntern, Airytec Switch Off, CTFreak and Shutter Utility.

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  1. System Scheduler for Windows, Free Task Scheduling Software replace Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. RoboIntern icon
     10 likes

    An automation and scheduling software with focus on repetitive office tasks. Features include MS Excel, Word and Access tasks, emails, ODBC databases, PDFs, FTP operations and many more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Switch Off is a lightweight, easy-to-use, tray-based system utility that can automatically shutdown, suspend or hibernate your system. The user-friendly, intuitive interface is designed to seamlessly integrate into Windows and provide quick access to all operations through the...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. CTFreak icon
     5 likes

    IT task scheduler.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Snapcraft
    • FreeBSD
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
     
  5. Shutter Utility icon
     14 likes

    Shutter is a multifunctional scheduling utility, which has a user friendly and easy-to-use interface and supports many different Events and Actions.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. AMP WinOFF icon
     26 likes

    AMP WinOFF is an utility designed to schedule the shut down of Windows computers, with several shut down modes and fully configurable. Some of its features are:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    AMP WinOFF vs Task Scheduler Comments
    3862080
    Negative
    1

    it is only shutdown scheduler

    Moskador
    Negative
    0

    It's a shutdown scheduler, not a general scheduler.

    utucuro
    Negative
    0

    AMP WinOFF is a shutdown scheduler, not a generic scheduler.

    • AMP WinOFF is Free and ProprietaryTask Scheduler is also Free and Proprietary
  7. Free Alarm Clock, free version of Hot Alarm Clock, is a portable and full-featured and user-friendly computer alarm clock and program-launcher for Windows in 23 languages.

    71 Free Alarm Clock alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Free Alarm Clock vs Task Scheduler Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    6

    An alarm clock is not a task scheduler. Not even close.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    5

    This is a CLOCK. Not a TASK SCHEDULER

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    black Sunshine
    Negative
    0

    This is not a task scheduler!

    • Free Alarm Clock is Freemium and ProprietaryTask Scheduler is Free and Proprietary
  8. Beautiful customizable clock with plugins.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Digital Clock 4 vs Task Scheduler Comments
    Arcenter
    Negative
    2

    Thats a clock. Task scheduler is for running applications.

    Guest
    Negative
    4

    This is a CLOCK. Not a TASK SCHEDULER

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Digital Clock 4 is Free and Open SourceTask Scheduler is Free and Proprietary
    • Digital Clock 4 is Customizable and LightweightTask Scheduler is not according to our users
  9. Kana Reminder icon
     14 likes

    Kana Reminder is a program which can be used to set a reminder to be triggered at a specified time. It can also be used to run another program at a specified time.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. dKron icon
     Like

    Dkron is a system service for workload automation that runs scheduled jobs, just like unix cron service, but distributed in several machines in a cluster. This is the only job scheduler in the market with truly no SPOF. It is open source and available for free.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Docker
     
  11. DoIt icon
     2 likes

    doit comes from the idea of bringing the power of build-tools to execute any kind of task. People often compare doit to tools like make, grunt, rake, scons, snakemake. They appreciate doit strong features, flexibility, simplicity of authoring and ease of use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. ElevenClock icon
     2 likes

    The whole point of ElevenClock is to have a customizable clock on your Windows 11 taskbars. When Microsoft's engineers were creating Windows 11, they forgot to add a clock on the secondary screen taskbar. So I did that.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    1
    ElevenClock vs Task Scheduler Comments
    ph soft
    1

    Clock and not task scheduler. Not an alternative

    • ElevenClock is Free and Open SourceTask Scheduler is Free and Proprietary
    • ElevenClock is CustomizableTask Scheduler is not according to our users
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