Which portal qualifies to be considered for the Best Overall Award?
Every winner and eventual special call-outs in any of the eight Best-in-Class award can be considered in the competition for the Best Overall Developer Portal awards. Two awards will be granted:
- Best Overall Enterprise DevPortal,
- Best Overall SME DevPortal.
Award Criteria
For selecting the Best Overall Devportal winners, the jury inspects the developer portal from a holistic approach:
- What makes a developer portal stand out against competitors? Does it bring a particularly innovative approach, or does it demonstrate overarching excellence, maybe it shows an exemplary high level of empathy and service of its users?
- How does the portal elaborate on strategy, UX/DX, and API documentation?
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How does the portal elevate the API discovery process beyond basic search and categorization, creating a truly memorable user journey? How are the affordances available, accessible, findable and discoverable?
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Does the portal help document a rich API ecosystem accessible through smart organization and user-centric features. Is the experience visually appealing and easy to follow?
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How does it tie accessibility with an overall inclusivity in design structure, consistency, terminology, language, communications, and so on?
Over the past years, countless API teams have been hard at work, creating exceptional developer portals that empower and inspire us all. Interested in who excelled in this category?
