For Participants - HackPulse | Join Hackathons with Ease

Your Journey

From Registration to Leaderboard

A seamless experience that lets you focus on what matters: your project.

1

Register & Join a Team

Sign up in seconds with Discord or email. Create your own team or find one using our skill-matching system.

2

Build Your Project

Focus on coding. Check the schedule, read announcements, and access resources all in one place.

3

Submit Your Work

Easy submission form: add your project description, demo link, video, GitHub repo, and select prize tracks.

4

Watch the Leaderboard

See real-time rankings as judges score. Understand exactly how scores are calculated. Celebrate your wins!

Participant Tools

Everything You Need to Succeed

Tools that make participating in hackathons a joy, not a chore.

Easy Registration

Sign up in seconds. Discord OAuth or email. No lengthy forms or complicated verification.

Team Formation

Create a team or browse participants looking for teammates. Filter by skills, timezone, and interests.

Multi-Track Submissions

Submit to multiple prize tracks. Maximize your chances of winning across different categories.

Rich Project Profiles

Showcase your project with descriptions, screenshots, demo videos, and live links.

Live Leaderboards

Watch your ranking update in real-time. See how your project compares to others.

Transparent Scoring

Understand exactly how scores are calculated. See which criteria matter most.

Transparency

You Deserve to Understand the Results

No more wondering why you didn't win. HackPulse shows you exactly how judging works and how scores are calculated.

Clear Judging Criteria

See the criteria judges use before you start building. Know what matters.

Score Breakdowns

View your scores by criteria. Understand where you excelled and where to improve.

Comparative Rankings

See how you ranked against other projects. Learn from what top projects did right.

Fair Process

Multiple judges, weighted criteria, and normalization ensure fair results.

"I've participated in dozens of hackathons. HackPulse ones are different - you actually understand why you placed where you did. The transparent scoring helped me improve my submissions, and now I've won three hackathons!"

AR

Alex Rodriguez

Full-Stack Developer & Hackathon Enthusiast

Focus on Building, We Handle the Rest