Hangar review
A self-hosted option for event information, project registration and judging.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Hangar is an open-source hackathon management platform created by American Airlines. It is aimed at organizers who want to manage event information, project registration, prize details, schedules and judging in one place, particularly small teams prepared to deploy and maintain the software themselves. Participants can submit project details, while organizers can publish event resources and information for the event. Hangar is a focused event-management option rather than a hosted commercial service.
Deployment is a central consideration. Hangar is distributed as source code and can be containerized for deployment in a cloud environment chosen by the organizer; self-hosting is also listed as a platform. That gives teams control over where it runs, but also means deployment and ongoing management sit with the organizing team. Authentication options include Slack and Ping Federate. Teams already using either may find those integrations relevant, while the listed integration set is narrow. Administrators currently need to be added manually in the database, an operational step organizers should account for.
Judging supports fixed criteria and expo-style comparisons, giving organizers two distinct ways to evaluate projects. Alongside those tools, the product covers core event tasks such as registration, project collection, prize communication and schedule publishing. Its scope is less suited to teams seeking a managed hosted service or a broader event toolkit: team formation and event formats are not part of the described capabilities. Choose Hangar if source-code access, deployment control and its two judging approaches fit your event; consider another option if you want a hosted service or need administration without database changes.
Hangar pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Combines event information, resources, prizes and schedules
- Collects project registrations and hack project details
- Supports fixed-criteria and expo-style comparison judging
- Where it doesn't
- Administrators must be added manually in the database
- Organizers need to deploy and manage the source code
- Authentication options listed are Slack and Ping Federate
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