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summary: "Redirect to /automation"
title: "Cron vs heartbeat"
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This page moved. See [Scheduled Tasks (Cron) vs Heartbeat](/automation#scheduled-tasks-cron-vs-heartbeat) for the decision table.

## Related

- [Scheduled tasks](/automation/cron-jobs)
- [Heartbeat](/gateway/heartbeat)
- [Background tasks](/automation/tasks)