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What it is

OpenRubric is a managed judging service for hackathons, handling submission imports, scoring coordination, timeline review, and rankings. Organizers can import projects from a public Devpost URL, upload a CSV, or enter them manually. They set weighted criteria and tracks; judges score each criterion, may add comments, and keep independent records. OpenRubric calculates winners by track and overall, and event data can be exported to CSV at any time. When configured with a GitHub token, it scans repository dates, commits, and contributors as timeline signals for organizers to review. It is not a cheating detector or AI judge: people make scores and award decisions, and the product does not automatically deduct points. AI can draft short summaries for judges, and organizers can switch that off without affecting ranking calculations. The hosted service says it retains event data while an account or event is active and does not sell data or use it for advertising. A partner event is listed at free for one event in kind; managed events are billed at $50 to $100 per event, with larger events quoted before agreement.

Spec sheet

What it does
OpenRubric is managed judging infrastructure for hackathons that imports submissions, applies shared rubrics, coordinates judges, reviews GitHub timelines and exports rankings.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openrubric.vercel.app
Purpose
OpenRubric is a managed judging service for hackathons that imports submissions, coordinates judging, reviews timelines, and produces rankings.Read 2 Oct 2026 · openrubric.vercel.app
API
The repository documents routes for hackathons, imports, submissions, scoring, rankings, GitHub scans, AI summaries and review-case resolution.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
Integrations
Documented integrations include GitHub REST API, Devpost or CSV import, Supabase and an OpenAI-compatible AI provider.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
Privacy
The hosted service says it does not sell data or use it for advertising and allows event exports and deletion requests by email.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openrubric.vercel.app
Support
The contact page says messages are answered by the team, usually within a day, using [email protected].Read 15 Oct 2026 · openrubric.vercel.app
AI rubric extraction
The published project guide lists an AI feature that drafts rubric criteria from an uploaded rubric image.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
AI summaries
The product can generate short project summaries for judges, and the summaries do not affect ranking calculations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openrubric.vercel.app
API compatibility
The AI summary endpoint accepts the OpenAI chat-completions format and can target OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Together, Groq or local Ollama.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
Availability and audience
OpenRubric says it is onboarding pilot hackathons and describes its service for hackathon organizers and judges.Read 2 Oct 2026 · openrubric.vercel.app
CSV export
Submissions, scores and rankings can be exported to CSV during judging or after results are calculated.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openrubric.vercel.app
Data processors
The privacy policy names Supabase, GitHub, an AI model provider and an SMTP or Gmail provider as service subprocessors.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openrubric.vercel.app
Demo mode
The application runs without environment variables in a demo mode containing a sample hackathon, five projects and three judges.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
Documentation depth
The repository includes an end-to-end project guide, setup instructions, environment variables, API routes, scoring behavior and deployment guidance.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
GitHub review
When configured with a GitHub token, OpenRubric scans repository dates, commits, and contributors for timeline signals that organizers review.Read 2 Oct 2026 · openrubric.vercel.app
GitHub timeline review
With a read-only GitHub token, the system checks repository creation, first and last commits, activity before or after the event and contributors.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openrubric.vercel.app
Human decisions
OpenRubric presents GitHub activity as review questions and never automatically deducts points or determines cheating.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openrubric.vercel.app
Independent judge records
Each judge has a separate score record and scores autosave without overwriting another judge's work.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openrubric.vercel.app
Legal update
The privacy policy states it was last updated June 20, 2026.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openrubric.vercel.app
Licence owner
The license identifies Aadit Mehta as the sole owner and copyright holder in 2026.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
Licence status
The GitHub README explicitly describes OpenRubric as proprietary software rather than open source.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
License limit
The published license permits running an unmodified copy to evaluate the software or operate a bona fide judging event, but does not permit redistribution or modification.Read 2 Oct 2026 · openrubric.vercel.app
Limit: Devpost API
The documentation says Devpost has no stable public judging API, so OpenRubric imports only public metadata and falls back to CSV or manual links when automatic import fails.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
Limit: proprietary licensing
The license forbids redistribution, modification, derivative works, hosting it as a service and competing products.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
Limit: young product
The home page says OpenRubric is onboarding its first pilot hackathons and runs those events with the team present.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openrubric.vercel.app
Rankings and export
The service calculates winners per track and overall, and event data can be exported to CSV at any time.Read 2 Oct 2026 · openrubric.vercel.app
Realtime presence
The project guide lists Supabase Realtime presence indicators showing when others view a submission.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
Repository status
The public GitHub repository page shows zero issues and one pull request at the time it was opened.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
Rubrics and scores
Organizers define weighted criteria and tracks; judges score each criterion with optional comments and keep independent records.Read 2 Oct 2026 · openrubric.vercel.app
Scaling guidance
The README describes a configuration intended to support about 250 concurrent participants using Supabase connection pooling, indexes, RLS and Realtime.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
Security and data handling
The maker says judge scores are isolated per judge using row-level security, and the server-only Supabase service key is never exposed to the browser.Read 2 Oct 2026 · openrubric.vercel.app
Security control
Judge score isolation is enforced with Supabase row-level security and a uniqueness constraint for each judge and submission.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
Self-hosting
An unmodified copy may be run on infrastructure controlled by the operator for evaluation or bona fide hackathon judging.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
Shared rubric
Every judge scores against the same configurable points-based rubric with criterion comments.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openrubric.vercel.app
Submission import
Organizers can import public Devpost submissions, CSV files or projects entered manually.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openrubric.vercel.app
Submission imports
Organizers can import from a public Devpost URL, upload a CSV, or add projects manually.Read 2 Oct 2026 · openrubric.vercel.app
Technology stack
The repository identifies Next.js 15, React, TypeScript, Tailwind, Supabase, React Hook Form, Zod, Recharts, Framer Motion and Nodemailer.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
Tracks
Projects can be assigned to prize tracks and rankings are calculated both per track and overall.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openrubric.vercel.app
Winner blocking
A project with an unresolved high-priority review case cannot be marked a winner until an organizer resolves it.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openrubric.vercel.app

Plans and prices

Partner event Free first event Event setup and rubric configuration · Devpost or CSV import · Judge onboarding · Live support · Rankings and CSV export · Sponsor recognition Read 15 Oct 2026 · openrubric.vercel.app
Managed event $50, paid once per event $50 to $100 per hackathon · AI credits · Rubric, tracks and judge assignments · GitHub timeline review · Email support · CSV backup · Larger events quoted Read 15 Oct 2026 · openrubric.vercel.app

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Imports from Devpost, CSV, or manual entry
  • Judges keep independent scoring records
  • Exports event data to CSV at any time
  • AI summaries can be turned off

Limits

  • Managed events are billed at $50 to $100 per event
  • Larger events are quoted before agreement
  • Published license does not permit redistribution or modification

Who it suits

It suits hackathon organizers and judges who need to collect submissions, coordinate independent scoring, and publish rankings. The partner and managed event options include different support arrangements.

Verdict

OpenRubric supports human-led hackathon judging with imports, weighted rubrics, and track rankings. Organizers should note its event-based pricing and the limits in its published license.

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