BeMyApp vs. AngelHack

Two Approaches to Corporate Hackathons

Both are experienced hackathon partners with real developer communities behind them. But if your organization needs fully white-labeled programs, end-to-end execution beyond a single event, and a broader innovation framework, here's what you need to know before choosing.

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At a Glance: How BeMyApp & AngelHack Compare

ComparisonBeMyAppAngelHack
Founded20102011
Primary modelFull-service innovation agencyHackathon services + developer community platform
White-labelingYes, every program runs under your brandNo, programs carry the AngelHack brand
Program scopeEnd-to-end: Learn, Prototype, LaunchPrimarily hackathon execution
Proprietary platformYes; built for enterprise engagement, analytics, and trackingYes; hosted on StackUp (recently acquired community platform)
Delivery formatsIn person, virtual, hybridIn person, virtual, hybrid
Enterprise focusYes; mid-market to Fortune 500Mixed; startups, enterprise, Web3, ASEAN market
Developer community1 million+ developers, startups, mentors500K+ developers, primarily through StackUp acquisition
Beyond hackathonsWorkshops, webinars, incubators, accelerators, DevLabs, coding challengesDeveloper quests, bounty programs, incubator programs
Geographic reachU.S., Europe, India, Asia, & AfricaGlobal, strong APAC presence
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The Key Differences Between BeMyApp & AngelHack

White-Labeling: Does Your Brand Lead?

With BeMyApp, every program is fully white-labeled; participants experience your brand from registration through demo day, with no mention of BeMyApp in participant-facing communications, platforms, or materials. For enterprise organizations where brand integrity and internal buy-in matter, this is often a deciding factor.

AngelHack's programs are branded as AngelHack events. For companies where brand consistency throughout the participant experience is a priority, this is worth considering before signing a contract.

Scope: A Single Event vs. A Program

AngelHack specializes in hackathon execution, and does it well across virtual, in-person, hybrid, and internal formats. If a standalone hackathon is your goal, they offer a structured service for delivering it.

BeMyApp is built for organizations that see a hackathon as part of a larger program, not a one-time activation. The Learn → Prototype → Launch framework means a hackathon can be the starting point for an incubator, an accelerator, or an ongoing developer engagement program. If your organization wants to move from a single event to a repeatable innovation function, BeMyApp's broader scope becomes far more relevant.

Who Runs Your Program

Both agencies provide dedicated program management. BeMyApp's model is built around deep client integration, acting as an extension of your internal team from kick-off through post-program reporting. BeMyApp’s hackathons include strategy and program design, participant recruitment, event production, marketing, platform access, technical support, analytics, and reporting.

AngelHack offers modular services; you can engage them for specific parts of the process (just platform, just marketing, just operations) or for the full package. This flexibility could work well for organizations that have some internal capacity and want to plug a specific gap.

Community Access

AngelHack's StackUp acquisition gives them access to a large developer community of 500K+, particularly strong in the APAC region and Web3 space. If your target participant base skews toward that audience, it is worth noting.

BeMyApp's community network of 1 million+ spans developers, startups, mentors, and partners across North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, with strong reach into the enterprise technology sector. For programs targeting enterprise developers, technology adopters, or innovation-stage participants rather than competitive hackathon veterans, BeMyApp's community profile may be a better match.

Hackathon participants collaborating around a laptopDeveloper teams building projects together at a BeMyApp event

Which Partner Fits Your Situation?

Consider BeMyApp If:

  • Your organization needs the program to run entirely under your brand, with no external agency branding
  • You want a hackathon to be the beginning of a longer program, not a standalone event
  • Your goals include technology adoption, internal innovation activation, or developer ecosystem building, not just a competition
  • You need a partner who will manage every element end-to-end, with no internal coordination required
  • Your engagement will span multiple regions, business units, or languages
  • You want measurable business outcomes tied to specific innovation objectives, not just participation metrics

Consider AngelHack If:

  • You want a discrete hackathon event without a longer program attached
  • Your target audience is in the APAC region or the Web3/blockchain developer community
  • You have internal team capacity and want a flexible, plug-in-style partner

How BeMyApp Runs Enterprise Innovation Programs

Learn → Prototype → Launch

Every BeMyApp program follows the same three-stage framework, whether it's a single hackathon or a multi-region innovation initiative.

Step 1

Learn

Learn builds the foundation with workshops, webinars, and coding challenges that get your teams or your developer community thinking with a startup mindset before anyone starts building.

Step 2

Prototype

Prototype is where that thinking becomes real: a hackathon, internal innovation sprint, or coding challenge that produces working proof-of-concepts, not just ideas on a whiteboard.

Step 3

Launch

Launch is what separates a program from an event. This is when the strongest prototypes move into incubation, get connected to internal stakeholders or external investors, and have a real path to becoming something your organization actually uses.

Each stage feeds the next, so a single hackathon doesn't have to be the end of the program; it can be the start of one.

Fully Managed, Fully Yours

BeMyApp operates entirely behind the scenes. Every program, from the registration platform participants sign up on, to the event materials, to the demo day itself, runs under your brand, with no BeMyApp name or logo in anything participant-facing.

Our team handles strategy and program design, recruitment, event production, technical support, and post-program analytics and reporting, acting as an extension of your internal team rather than an outside vendor. For enterprise organizations, that means internal stakeholders, leadership, and participants all experience one consistent, unified brand, while BeMyApp does the work of making the program run.

Built for Your Business Objectives

A hackathon isn't the goal, what it produces is. BeMyApp designs every program around the specific outcome you need, whether that's a measurable technology adoption rate, a set number of working prototypes, internal ideas advanced into incubation, or growth in your developer community. That means the KPIs we report on aren't generic event metrics like attendance or satisfaction scores; they're tied directly to the business objective the program was built to hit, so you can show what the program actually delivered, not just that it happened.

Organizations That Have Run Programs with BeMyApp

“Having done a Hackathon ‘in-house’ previously, I can say with confidence that our partnership with BMA offered our participants a better experience...and raised the quality of submissions.”
David Jenness, IBM
“I had reached out to BeMyApp to organise Vodafone’s first Global Hackathon – and they delivered successfully across the board. We had invited participants from over 12 countries to collaborate on common themes and pitch their ideas. They worked closely with us, throughout the way, organising the event, arranging the venue and most importantly challenging and motivating the participants on the day of the Hackathon. I look forward to more Hackathons with them.”
Amit Akhelikar, Group Commercial, Head of Mobile Apps at Vodafone

Frequently Asked Questions

No, every program BeMyApp designs and operates runs entirely under your organization's brand. Participants experience your brand throughout, from the registration platform to the demo day. BeMyApp operates as the agency behind the scenes.

BeMyApp can run a standalone hackathon, and has done so for organizations across every major industry. That being said, many clients start with a single program and expand into repeatable formats, incubators, or broader developer engagement programs once they see the results.

Both agencies offer custom pricing based on program scope, format, size, and duration. See BeMyApp’s below.

  • Platform Only + Support: $20,000–$30,000
  • Basic: $40,000–$60,000
  • Standard–Premium: $80,000+

It’s also worth noting that BeMyApp's internal programs tend to be priced differently from external events. The best starting point is a discovery call to scope your specific objectives.

AngelHack's community, anchored by its recent acquisition of StackUp, skews toward competitive developers and the APAC and Web3 markets. BeMyApp's network of over 1 million focuses on enterprise technology developers, startups, mentors, and innovation-stage participants, across the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Africa.

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