Strong oddsBeginner friendly
$10,000in prizes
13signed up
$769per entrant
beginner friendlymachine learning/aiListed on Devpost
Beginner-friendly hackathons
Every hackathon here was tagged beginner friendly by the people running it. This list rebuilds itself daily, so nothing on it has already closed.
77 match today · refreshed Nov 11, 2026, 9:06 AM MST
77 hackathons · $349,802 in listed prizes
Strong oddsBeginner friendly
$3,551in prizes
11signed up
$323per entrant
beginner friendlydesigngamingListed on Devpost
Strong oddsBeginner friendly
$146,770in prizes
889signed up
$165per entrant
beginner friendlyopen endededucationListed on Devpost
Strong oddsBeginner friendly
$3,000in prizes
25signed up
$120per entrant
quantumbeginner friendlysocial goodListed on Devpost
Strong oddsBeginner friendlyInvite only
$1,750in prizes
15signed up
$117per entrant
beginner friendlyopen endedListed on Devpost
Strong oddsBeginner friendly
$5,000in prizes
75signed up
$67per entrant
beginner friendlyopen endedproductivityListed on Devpost
Fair oddsBeginner friendly
$18,700in prizes
398signed up
$47per entrant
beginner friendlydesigneducationListed on Devpost
Fair oddsBeginner friendly
$10,000in prizes
220signed up
$45per entrant
beginner friendlydatabasesdevopsListed on Devpost
Fair oddsBeginner friendly
$17,150in prizes
522signed up
$33per entrant
beginner friendlylow/no codeopen endedListed on Devpost
Fair oddsBeginner friendly
$4,500in prizes
155signed up
$29per entrant
beginner friendlyopen endedmachine learning/aiListed on Devpost
Fair oddsBeginner friendly
$700in prizes
40signed up
$18per entrant
beginner friendlyeducationsocial goodListed on Devpost
Fair oddsBeginner friendly
$300in prizes
23signed up
$13per entrant
beginner friendlyeducationhealthListed on Devpost
Fair oddsBeginner friendly
$750in prizes
74signed up
$10per entrant
beginner friendlymachine learning/aiproductivityListed on Devpost
Fair oddsBeginner friendly
$500in prizes
57signed up
$9per entrant
open endedbeginner friendlylow/no codeListed on Devpost
Fair oddsBeginner friendly
$100,000in prizes
12,120signed up
$8per entrant
beginner friendlymachine learning/aiopen endedListed on Devpost
Fair oddsBeginner friendly
$7,800in prizes
1,030signed up
$8per entrant
beginner friendlymachine learning/aiopen endedListed on Devpost
CrowdedBeginner friendly
$450in prizes
85signed up
$5per entrant
beginner friendlyeducationsocial goodListed on Devpost
CrowdedBeginner friendly
$300in prizes
69signed up
$4per entrant
beginner friendlylow/no codeproductivityListed on Devpost
CrowdedBeginner friendly
$200in prizes
72signed up
$3per entrant
beginner friendlyopen endedsocial goodListed on Devpost
CrowdedBeginner friendly
$300in prizes
153signed up
$2per entrant
beginner friendlyopen endedsocial goodListed on Devpost
CrowdedBeginner friendly
$150in prizes
92signed up
$2per entrant
beginner friendlymachine learning/aiopen endedListed on Devpost
CrowdedBeginner friendly
$225in prizes
231signed up
$1per entrant
beginner friendlyeducationsocial goodListed on Devpost
CrowdedBeginner friendly
$280in prizes
399signed up
$1per entrant
beginner friendlycybersecuritysocial goodListed on Devpost
CrowdedBeginner friendly
$125in prizes
187signed up
$1per entrant
beginner friendlysocial goodListed on Devpost
First hackathon?
Pick one with a deadline at least two weeks out, a topic you already care about, and rules you can read in five minutes. You do not need a team to start. A small working demo with a clear two-minute video beats an ambitious idea that does not run.
We only show the beginner tag when the organizer set it themselves. Plenty of untagged events welcome first-timers too, so it is worth browsing online hackathons as well.