About this event
Zoho Developer Community Hackathon 2025
About the Hackathon
The Zoho Developer Community Hackathon returns for 2025, giving innovators a chance to turn creative ideas into impactful solutions using Zoho's extensive developer tools and platforms. Participants compete across diverse categories to solve real-world problems and shape the next generation of Zoho applications.
Categories
- Extensions
- SalesIQ
- Zobot
- Cliq
- Catalyst
- CRM Functions, Widgets, Client Script
- IoT
- Creator
Prizes & Perks
- $1,000 + Zoho Developer Community Merchandise for Top 3 overall winners
- Zoho Merchandise for Top 2 submissions in each category
- Certificate of participation for all valid submissions
Evaluation Criteria
- Problem statement & use case impact
- Completeness, scope, and effectiveness of your solution
- Correctness and inclusion of compulsory sample data
- Clarity and quality of presentation/demo
- Well-structured product flow diagram
- UI/UX – design quality and user-friendliness
- Innovation & creativity, originality (not a duplicate of existing solutions)
- Rate of completion (how functional is the MVP?)
Phases & Timeline
- Registration: Nov 18 – Dec 2, 2025
- Development & Submission: Dec 3 – Dec 23, 2025 (Use the provided Zoho One test account)
- Evaluation & Results: From Dec 24, 2025
Key Guidelines
- Only one registration per person/team; no team changes after registration
- Only projects built in the provided Zoho One test account are eligible
- One submission per individual/team, spanning one or more categories
- Third-party integrations are allowed
- Make a copy of your project before the deadline if you wish to keep developing post-hackathon
- Support available at zdc@zohocorp.com
Unleash your creativity, compete for global recognition, win prizes, and shape the future of Zoho apps—join the Zoho Developer Community Hackathon 2025!