Software Prizes
Premium software credits, tools, and subscriptions from leading tech companies. Rewards for winners and all participants.
For the Winners
Premium packages for the most useful projects each month
Next announcement date: 1st of month 2026
Bright Data is the leading web data infrastructure company, empowering over 20,000 organizations with ethical, scalable access to real-time public web information. From startups to industry leaders, we deliver the datasets that fuel AI innovation and real-world impact. Ready to unlock the web?
Neo4j is the graph intelligence platform that transforms data into knowledge to power the next generation of intelligent applications and AI systems. Trusted by 84 of the Fortune 100, Neo4j enables accurate, explainable, and governed AI through its enterprise-ready graph database and analytics capabilities across any environment or data source.
Algolia provides a managed retrieval layer that lets developers quickly build web search and intelligent AI agents. Built for speed, relevance, and scale, Algolia handles indexing, ranking, semantic understanding, and vector search so teams can focus on building great experiences. With products like AI Search, Agent Studio, and AI Recommendations, it delivers real-time updates and instant results out of the box. Whether you’re powering e-commerce, SaaS, or AI-driven apps, Algolia makes retrieval fast, reliable, and easy to integrate.
For Participants
Free credits for every valid submission with a PoU report
Bright Data is the leading web data infrastructure company, empowering over 20,000 organizations with ethical, scalable access to real-time public web information. From startups to industry leaders, we deliver the datasets that fuel AI innovation and real-world impact. Ready to unlock the web?
Storyblok is a headless CMS built for developers who want clean architecture and full control. Structure your content once, connect it anywhere, and keep your front end truly independent. API-first. AI-ready. Framework-agnostic. Future-proof.
Neo4j is the graph intelligence platform that transforms data into knowledge to power the next generation of intelligent applications and AI systems. Trusted by 84 of the Fortune 100, Neo4j enables accurate, explainable, and governed AI through its enterprise-ready graph database and analytics capabilities across any environment or data source.
Algolia provides a managed retrieval layer that lets developers quickly build web search and intelligent AI agents. Built for speed, relevance, and scale, Algolia handles indexing, ranking, semantic understanding, and vector search so teams can focus on building great experiences. With products like AI Search, Agent Studio, and AI Recommendations, it delivers real-time updates and instant results out of the box. Whether you’re powering e-commerce, SaaS, or AI-driven apps, Algolia makes retrieval fast, reliable, and easy to integrate.
How Prize Distribution Works
- Monthly Winners: Top project each month receive winner prizes (announced on the 1st of each month)
- All Participants: Every valid submission with a PoU report gets rewarded
- Instant Access: Participant rewards are sent within 48 hours of submission approval
- Winner Prizes: Premium packages delivered within 1 week of monthly announcement
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