I need a cloud host that can run cron jobs and workers

If you need a cloud host that can run cron jobs and background workers, the main thing to look for is support for persistent processes and scheduled tasks. Here are good options:

Simple / easy to manage

• Render
  • Supports Background Workers and Cron Jobs
  • Good for Rails, Node, Python, etc.
  • Very straightforward setup
• Railway
  • Can run workers and scheduled jobs
  • Easy deployment, good developer experience
• Fly.io
  • Good for long-running worker processes
  • Scheduling is possible, but you may need to set up cron externally or use their tooling

More flexible / scalable

• Google Cloud Run + Cloud Scheduler
  • Great for containerized apps
  • Cloud Run handles workers/services; Cloud Scheduler handles cron-like tasks
• AWS ECS/Fargate + EventBridge
  • Powerful and scalable
  • More setup, but excellent for production
• Azure Container Apps + Scheduler/Logic Apps
  • Similar pattern to Cloud Run/ECS

Traditional VM approach

• DigitalOcean Droplets
• Linode/Akamai
• Vultr
• AWS EC2
  • You can run cron, systemd, Sidekiq, Celery, etc.
  • Most control, but you manage servers yourself

If you want the easiest recommendation

• Render if you want the simplest managed setup for both cron and workers
• Google Cloud Run + Cloud Scheduler if you want serverless containers
• A VM like DigitalOcean Droplet if you want maximum control and low cost

If you tell me your stack (Node/Python/Ruby/etc.) and whether you want serverless or always-on workers, I can recommend the best fit.