The Top International Kaggle Alternatives

Try regional platforms like CodaLab in Europe, Zindi in Africa, or Analytics Vidhya in India.

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We’ve all heard of Kaggle, but that also means there’s more competition — recently, Kaggle reached 5 million users. Further, not all competitions are open to everyone in the world. Here’s the policy of one competition, for instance:

“Members of the Kaggle community who are not United States Citizens or legal permanent residents at the time of entry are allowed to participate in the Competition but are not eligible to win prizes. If a team has one or more members who are not prize eligible, then the entire team is not prize eligible.”

By trying out other competition platforms, you can be a “big fish in a small pond,” as there are a lot fewer competitors.

Keep in mind that AI competitions aren’t the end-all-be-all if you want to enter the industry, as you’ll need knowledge in statistics, computing, communication, and more — not just knowing how to build models.

Besides ranking in competitions, you’ll want to work on practical projects that you can share with the world. Ideally, your projects can resonate with non-technical audiences as well, such as hiring managers who often don’t understand the intricacies of the field…