Platform capability
Branded program hubs
Create one destination for program details, custom pages, resources, schedules, media, and updates.
Hackworks platform
Run the whole challenge. Keep the whole picture.
A configurable platform for branded hackathons and innovation challenges—from the first registration to the final score.
One connected workspace
Purpose-built for the work between kickoff and results.
Platform capability
Registration and profiles
Build custom registration surveys, ticket types, digital consent, document uploads, and participant profiles.
Platform capability
Team formation
Enable organic skill matching, set team requirements, assign participants, or combine approaches.
Platform capability
Targeted communications
Send manual or automated emails and keep collaboration moving with single- and multi-room chat.
Platform capability
Submissions and judging
Configure submission fields, categories, criteria, scorecards, assignments, and a guided judge experience.
Platform capability
Program administration
Manage applications, waitlists, roles, permissions, analytics, submissions, and results from one place.
10+ years
Built from direct experience delivering complex programs for enterprise, government, universities, and communities.
Talk to our platform team →Designed for every role
A connected experience from invitation to decision.
Participants, organizers, mentors, and judges each see the information and tools they need—without the spreadsheet sprawl.
Participants
Join, connect, build.
- Custom registration and profile creation
- Team discovery and formation
- Central resources and programming
- Flexible submission formats
Program teams
Configure, communicate, manage.
- Branded pages and permissions
- Automated and targeted messaging
- Application and submission dashboards
- Multiple organizer roles
Judges and mentors
Support, assess, decide.
- Guided stakeholder onboarding
- Custom criteria and scorecards
- Category and submission assignments
- Clear results and reporting
Platform pricing
Start lean. Add control as the program grows.
Every tier supports virtual, hybrid, and in-person programs. Choose based on participant volume, brand requirements, and administrative complexity.
Free
USD $0
per eventThe essentials for a focused challenge with up to 50 registrants.
- Custom timeline, event structure, and submission definition
- Branded event page, automated emails, and chat
- Participant profiles and team formation
- Custom submission requirements and judging criteria
- One-click submission downloads and participant analytics
Professional
USD $1,900
per eventMore reach and control for programs with up to 500 registrants.
- Everything in Free
- Custom application and participant review process
- Waitlist management
- Ticket types for mentors, specialists, and participant groups
- Public discovery and promotion options
Enterprise
Let’s talk
configured for your programA tailored environment for complex, branded, or organization-wide programs.
- Everything in Professional
- Custom domain and fully white-labelled experience
- Multilingual content
- SSO, email whitelisting, and verification options
- Custom participant limits, configuration, and enhancements
Pricing and plan details reproduced from the current Hackworks platform pricing page. We’ll confirm the right configuration before launch.
Enterprise-ready foundation
Flexible enough for the idea. Structured enough for the organization.
Built forreal programs.Virtual · hybrid · in person
Global-ready
English + French
A bilingual experience for participants and stakeholders.
Controlled
Permission-based access
Give every organizer the right level of control.
Configurable
Custom evaluation
Match criteria, categories, and assignments to your priorities.
Human-backed
Real program support
Backed by the team that has delivered hundreds of innovation programs.
Already running a program?
Go straight to your workspace.
Have a challenge in mind?
Let’s make something move.
Tell us what your organization is trying to solve, change, or learn. We’ll help shape the right program.
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