Education: Transform your ideas into path-breaking software using Zoho Creator—the ultimate low-code platform from Zoho Corporation. Participate in the Creator Hackathon!
It’s your time to create!
Who can participate?
From seasoned developers to citizen developers, students who are 18 years of age and older, or anyone with the passion to build high-quality applications. Teams of 2, including lone wolves, are welcome.
Note: The hackathon is not open for Zoho Employees or partners.
What’s the entry fee?
There isn’t one! This virtual low-code hackathon can be attended from home, free of cost. The only prerequisite is to register yourself.
What do we evaluate?
- The use case of your app and how it solves a real-world problem statement
- Criticality of product functionalities used for the app
- UI/UX
- Innovative use of the product

What’s up for grabs?
- A total prize money of $10k for top 3 winners in gift vouchers
- Monetize your app by adding it to Zoho Marketplace
Registration and ideation (March 15 to April 30)
Registration
- Register for the hackathon using the form above
- Fill in team details (Name of each member, number of members)
- Fill in personal details (Profession/experience)
Ideation
- Idea briefing with concept and impact
- Application utility and use cases
- App architecture/expected feature set
Note: Accepted entries will be notified and a custom link will be sent via email for signing on to the platform.
Walkthrough
A free webinar by our product experts to walk you through the Zoho Creator platform—its features, capabilities, and functionalities.
Development (May 1 to Jun 1)
Build
- Develop your application at your own pace
- Product support available on demand
- If you wish, you’re allowed to integrate the application with third-party services
Share
- The app has to be shared with the Zoho Creator team via the app sharing feature or DS download (Details will be shared in the email with a custom link)
- Any app not shared before the deadline will be disqualified
Evaluation and results (Jun 1 onwards)
Evaluation
- The app will be evaluated on multiple parameters by our expert panel, involving leaders from different product verticals Result
- Winners will receive an email
- An official announcement will be shared on the website
Click here to apply : Link