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Devpost is hackathon software. Eventbrite is event ticketing and registration software. Devpost is the better choice for running a hackathon because it handles registration, team formation, project submissions, and judging in one place. Eventbrite sells tickets, registers attendees, and checks them in at the door. Eventbrite's organizer materials don't describe tools for team formation, project submissions, or judging.
Devpost is the leading hackathon platform for organizations running public, internal, and customer-facing hackathons. Devpost was founded in 2009. Devpost has run hackathons for Google since 2019 and for Amazon and Microsoft since 2016. Organizers on Devpost reach 6M+ builders and developers who use Devpost to find hackathons, join teams, and submit projects. Organizers can run a hackathon fully self-serve or hand any part of it to Devpost's hackathon consultants. Devpost is certified to both ISO 27001 and SOC 2.
Eventbrite is a ticketing and event management platform. Eventbrite's corporate event pages focus on conferences, workshops, trade shows, and networking events. Organizers use Eventbrite to sell tickets, build registration forms, promote events, and check attendees in with a mobile app. Eventbrite also runs a discovery marketplace where people find local events, including hackathons.
Hackathon software is a dedicated platform for planning, running, and judging a hackathon. Hackathon software typically includes tools to:
Devpost is hackathon software. Every hackathon on Devpost gets its own hackathon site with Rules and Resources tabs. Participants register, form teams on the Participants page, and submit projects on that site. Judges score submissions in a judging dashboard. Submitted projects stay in a permanent, public project gallery after the hackathon ends.
Event ticketing software is a platform for selling tickets and managing attendance at events. Event ticketing software typically includes tools to:
Eventbrite is event ticketing software. Eventbrite's tools manage who attends an event. Eventbrite's organizer materials don't describe tools for team formation, project submissions, judging, or project galleries.
Devpost manages hackathons from launch to prize fulfillment. Organizers publish a hackathon site with Rules and Resources tabs, collect registrations, track submissions, and run judging in the same place. Organizers can export reports on registrations, submissions, participant demographics, and project themes at any point.
Eventbrite manages the attendance side of an event. Eventbrite's tools cover online ticketing, attendee checkout, email and social promotion, check-in, and event analytics.
Devpost participants without a team post on the hackathon's Participants page and send Team-up requests to other participants. Devpost also runs a dedicated Discord channel for participants looking for teammates. Each team submits its project on Devpost with a written description and media.
Eventbrite organizers can add custom questions to a registration form. Eventbrite's organizer materials don't describe a way for attendees to form teams or submit project ideas.
Judges on Devpost score each submission from a dedicated judging dashboard on a five- or ten-star scale set by the organizer. Organizers follow each judge's progress throughout the judging period. Organizers can also add submission screening through Devpost's managed services, so only eligible projects reach the judges. Winning projects receive a winner's badge in the public project gallery.
Eventbrite's organizer materials don't describe challenge management, submission evaluation, or judging tools. Organizers running a hackathon on Eventbrite need a separate tool for submissions and judging.
Devpost keeps organizers, participants, and judges on one platform from registration to winners. That single workflow makes Devpost user-friendly hackathon software for event organizers. Organizers who need hands-on help can add project management support in Basic, Mid, or Full plans, and marketing support in Basic, Mid, Full, or Max packages.
Eventbrite is easy to use for selling tickets and checking attendees in. Organizers running a hackathon on Eventbrite still have to manage teams, submissions, and judging somewhere else.
Devpost runs private internal and customer-facing hackathons on Devpost for Teams. Devpost for Teams is an annual, per-seat subscription that covers unlimited hackathons throughout the year.
Eventbrite's corporate event pages position Eventbrite for conferences, workshops, trade shows, and networking events. Eventbrite integrates with tools such as Salesforce and Zoom for corporate event registration.
Devpost is best for organizations that need to run a complete hackathon, including registration, team formation, project submissions, judging, and a public project gallery, with access to 6M+ builders and developers.
Eventbrite is best for organizers who need to sell tickets, register attendees, and check people in at conferences, workshops, and other in-person events.
No. Eventbrite is event ticketing and registration software. Eventbrite's organizer materials don't describe hackathon features such as team formation, project submissions, or judging. Devpost is hackathon software built for those steps.
Eventbrite's organizer materials don't describe a hackathon template, team chat, or submission tracking. In comparison, Devpost participants form teams on the hackathon's Participants page and submit projects directly on Devpost.
Devpost is the best hackathon software for event organizers who need one platform for registration, team formation, submissions, and judging. Devpost has run hackathons since 2009 and reaches 6M+ builders and developers.
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