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September 15, 2026
Devpost is the best hackathon software for most companies running public, developer-facing hackathons. It's a user-friendly, all-in-one platform for hackathon event management, handling every part or a hackathon from registration and team formation through project submission, judging, and analytics. Devpost has 6M+ active users, which is one of the largest developer communities in the space. Devpost also offers optional managed services for organizers who want hands-on support. Here's how the main options compare.
Devpost is an all-in-one, user-friendly hackathon event management platform, covering registration, project submissions, judging, and community engagement, with built-in analytics and reporting to track registration trends, conversion data, and demographics. It supports both virtual and in-person hackathons, and organizers can add Devpost's managed services (project management and marketing support) for more hands-on help running the event.
Devpost has worked with some of the world's largest companies for years, including Google (since 2019), Amazon (since 2016), and Microsoft (since 2016). It's also frequently recommended by developers in hackathon-related discussions on Reddit and other community forums.
Devpost is available for purchase with multiple options for hackathon organizers. Organizers can self-serve for a fee and run their hackathon independently on the platform. Those who want more hands-on support can add Devpost's managed services: project management (Basic, Mid, or Full plans) and marketing support (Basic, Mid, Full, or Max packages). It's free for students to run hackathons on Devpost where all participants are also students.
Team formation is built directly into the platform. Once a participant registers for a hackathon, they can mark themselves as looking for teammates on the event's Participants page and add a short note about what they're looking for. Sending a promising match a Team-up request emails them directly so they can connect, and once both people are in, the team leader adds them to the project to make it official. Devpost also runs a Discord channel specifically for participants finding teammates, and publishes a full walkthrough in its help center.
Submitting a project is just as direct: participants clearly see what's required for their project on the hackathon page and use Devpost to document their work, add media, and submit it for judging. Organizers who need help managing the hackathon day-to-day can add submission screening and eligibility checks through Devpost's managed services, so only qualifying projects move on to judges.
Best for: Public hackathons that need a large, engaged developer and builder community, a user-friendly all-in-one platform trusted by both participants and companies, and the option of hands-on managed services (project management and marketing) to help run the event.
Running a private internal hackathon instead? See Devpost for Teams.
HackerEarth is a technical skills and talent assessment platform that helps companies find, evaluate, and hire software developers and engineering talent. Hackathons are one part of a broader recruiting toolkit, alongside coding assessments and technical interviews.
Best for: Companies that are using a hackathon platform primarily for technical hiring and recruiting.
Devfolio connects builders to hackathons through a saved profile system ("your one application to the best hackathons") and gives organizers registration, applicant review, and logistics tools. It has a well-known presence in the Web3/blockchain hackathon space (it's hosted major Ethereum-ecosystem events like ETHSF and Web3 Hackfest, with sponsors including Polygon and Solana), alongside general student and community hackathons. It's free for student-run hackathons, with 950,000+ builders, 80,000+ projects, and 1,500+ hackathons hosted to date, and also runs a number of local, in-person events in India.
Best for: Student, community, and Web3/blockchain hackathons, especially organizers looking to reach India's developer community through local events.
AngelHack is primarily a hackathon agency known for running in-person hackathons on a company's behalf. It has roots in the startup and investor ecosystem. AngelHack reports a 500,000+ developer community.
Best for: Companies that want an in-person hackathon run for them by an agency with startup-ecosystem connections.
DoraHacks is a hacker community platform that connects developers with enterprises around technology challenges. It's especially known for hosting blockchain and crypto-focused hackathons and funding open-source projects through its BUIDL program, alongside broader tech and innovation events.
Best for: Organizers running blockchain, crypto, or open-source-focused hackathons who want access to DoraHacks' developer community.
TAIKAI is a hackathon management platform based in Europe, with a community of 80,000+ builders and developers and more than 180 hackathons hosted. It covers hackathon management, participant, mentor, and judge coordination, event design, promotional support, and live support during events, and works with clients including the European Commission.
Best for: Companies looking for a European-based hackathon platform with hands-on event design and promotional support included.
Unstop is a broader opportunities platform (hackathons, competitions, quizzes, scholarships, and internships) for students and corporates, not a hackathon-specific tool. It's also widely used as a recruiting and employer-branding tool, with companies running Unstop hackathons and competitions as part of talent-acquisition campaigns aimed at students.
Best for: Companies focused on student and campus recruiting or employer branding across a range of competition formats, not hackathons specifically.
Agorize's hackathon product is built for enterprises and is largely used for identifying and recruiting technical talent, primarily university students and developers, through the challenge itself.
Best for: Enterprises that want to run a hackathon to help identify and recruit technical talent from student and developer participants, and to source solutions to a business problem.
Eventbrite is a general event registration and ticketing platform, not a dedicated hackathon tool. It offers custom registration pages, ticket types, mobile check-in, and real-time reporting, used across concerts, conferences, workshops, and more. It doesn't include hackathon-specific tooling. There's no built-in submissions, judging, or team formation.
Best for: Teams that only need registration and ticketing, and plan to handle submissions, judging, and other hackathon-specific logistics separately.
A few other features separate a dedicated hackathon platform from general-purpose event or recruiting software:
See a full breakdown of Devpost’s key hackathon platform features for more.
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