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OpenRubric
What it is
OpenRubric is a managed judging service for hackathons, helping organizers bring in submissions, coordinate judging, and produce rankings. Projects can be imported from a public Devpost URL or CSV, or entered manually. Organizers set weighted criteria and tracks, and judges score each criterion with optional comments while keeping independent records. The service calculates winners by track and overall, with event data exportable to CSV at any time. With a GitHub token configured, it scans repository dates, commits, and contributors as timeline signals for organizers to review. It does not automatically judge projects or deduct points; people decide scores and awards. AI can draft short project summaries for judges, and organizers may disable that feature without changing ranking calculations. The maker says judge scores are isolated per judge and the server-only Supabase key is not exposed to the browser. Hosted event data is retained while an account or event is active. A partner event is listed as free; managed events are billed at $50 to $100 per event, with larger events quoted before agreement.
For and against
For
- Imports Devpost, CSV, and manual submissions.
- Weighted criteria and tracks support structured scoring.
- Calculates winners by track and overall.
- Event data can be exported to CSV.
- AI summaries can be switched off.
Against
- Holistic rubrics are not supported.
- LMS integration is not supported.
- License does not permit redistribution or modification.
- Managed events cost $50 to $100 per event.
The verdict
OpenRubric organizes hackathon scoring while leaving project judgments and awards to people. Organizers should note its analytic rubric focus, event pricing, and limits on redistribution and modification.
Who it suits
It is aimed at hackathon organizers and judges who need a process for submissions, scoring, and rankings. Organizers seeking managed event setup and support can consider its partner or managed event options.
Plans and prices
Partner event
Event setup and rubric configuration · Devpost or CSV import · Judge onboarding · Live support
Read 15 Oct 2026 · openrubric.vercel.app
Managed event
$50 to $100 per hackathon · AI credits · Rubric, tracks and judge assignments · GitHub timeline review
Read 15 Oct 2026 · openrubric.vercel.app
On the record
- AI rubric extraction
- The published project guide lists an AI feature that drafts rubric criteria from an uploaded rubric image.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- AI summaries
- The product can generate short project summaries for judges, and the summaries do not affect ranking calculations.openrubric.vercel.app · read 15 Oct 2026
- API
- The repository documents routes for hackathons, imports, submissions, scoring, rankings, GitHub scans, AI summaries and review-case resolution.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- API compatibility
- The AI summary endpoint accepts the OpenAI chat-completions format and can target OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Together, Groq or local Ollama.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Availability and audience
- OpenRubric says it is onboarding pilot hackathons and describes its service for hackathon organizers and judges.openrubric.vercel.app · read 2 Oct 2026
- CSV export
- Submissions, scores and rankings can be exported to CSV during judging or after results are calculated.openrubric.vercel.app · read 15 Oct 2026
- Data processors
- The privacy policy names Supabase, GitHub, an AI model provider and an SMTP or Gmail provider as service subprocessors.openrubric.vercel.app · read 15 Oct 2026
- Demo mode
- The application runs without environment variables in a demo mode containing a sample hackathon, five projects and three judges.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- The repository includes an end-to-end project guide, setup instructions, environment variables, API routes, scoring behavior and deployment guidance.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- GitHub review
- When configured with a GitHub token, OpenRubric scans repository dates, commits, and contributors for timeline signals that organizers review.openrubric.vercel.app · read 2 Oct 2026
- 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.openrubric.vercel.app · read 15 Oct 2026
- Human decisions
- OpenRubric presents GitHub activity as review questions and never automatically deducts points or determines cheating.openrubric.vercel.app · read 15 Oct 2026
- Independent judge records
- Each judge has a separate score record and scores autosave without overwriting another judge's work.openrubric.vercel.app · read 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Documented integrations include GitHub REST API, Devpost or CSV import, Supabase and an OpenAI-compatible AI provider.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Legal update
- The privacy policy states it was last updated June 20, 2026.openrubric.vercel.app · read 15 Oct 2026
- Licence owner
- The license identifies Aadit Mehta as the sole owner and copyright holder in 2026.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Licence status
- The GitHub README explicitly describes OpenRubric as proprietary software rather than open source.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- 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.openrubric.vercel.app · read 2 Oct 2026
