DevPortal Awards

About DevPortal Awards

What is DevPortal Awards?

A handful of leaders in the API space are developing DX innovations for their API products and developer portals, but these efforts are not coordinated, and it is difficult to see clear trends in the API docs space. We want to create an opportunity to celebrate the best developer portals and their API documentation components, so that the API industry as a whole can accelerate its own learning. The DevPortal Awards recognizes and celebrates the best solutions in a number of categories - what we believe to be the key components of a developer portal.

DevPortal Awards 2020

This year we're introducing a few novelties in the categories: we put more emphasis on the experience behind the firewall . A new category, Best Developer Dashboard, rewards developer portals which take specific care of the “logged-in developer” user journey, for instance.

In 2020, the Best Overall Developer Portal category applauds mature portals, which excel in UX & DX from both an internal and external angle. Entry to this category stays automatic but the teams behind the portals will need to submit a written walkthrough with illustrations to show why they excel in this category. We revised other existing categories as well. Some got merged, some got amended with new criteria. For the full category list, visit the Categories page.

Timeline
Nomination: 15th June – 15th August
Public voting: 15th September – 31st October
Awards Gala: 25th November (online)

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A Maturity Model for Developer Portals

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How do I know what to work on to improve my developer portal? What are the different aspects I should be thinking about? What should be my priorities? How can I increase value, from the first MVP all through to a mature established developer portal? How do I do all this, even when I don’t yet have a clear path to value for my company’s API program?

We have been thinking a lot about these questions, and about a model that would help us to answer them.

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Save the date & sign up to the online Awards Gala where we announce the winners and share the reviews of the Jury.

The Gala will be a public event as part of the API The Docs Virtual series, and every nominee will be invited to participate.

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Voting errors

We've encountered some issues this week that might have compromised your voting experience. We're sorry for any inconvenience!

Voting is back to normal and should be flawless. However, if you see errors, please contact us.

We'd like to remind everyone that we permit a fair contest. Any suspicious activity will result in exclusion from the Best Overall Developer Portal (Community Prize) category. Thank you for your understanding!

Nominees for Best Overall Developer Portal