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Get paid to test websites and apps by speaking your thoughts aloud, answering surveys or joining live calls. You apply and are matched to studies.
Why I recommend it: Useful if you want UX or product experience on your résumé. The page doesn't state pay per test or payout timing. Reviewers mention PayPal and one reported a cancelled payment, so read the terms and the FAQ.
Paid online research studies and surveys, with a waitlist for new participants. Pays in cash, with a $6 minimum cash-out.
Why I recommend it: Small, irregular income, not a paycheck replacement. Use it for pocket money while you apply. Never pay to join a survey site.
Freelance transcription, captioning and subtitle work. Posted pay ranges from $0.40 to $1.10 per audio minute for transcription, paid weekly by PayPal, with a short skills test and sample.
Why I recommend it: Rev's page says applications are waitlisted because of high volume. Per-minute pay can work out to modest hourly earnings depending on how fast you work. No minimum hours.
Online platform for teaching live classes to learners ages 1 to 18. Outschool keeps a 30% teacher fee; payment comes by PayPal 7 to 13 days after a class starts. Open to teachers in the U.S. and several other countries.
Why I recommend it: A strong fit if you can teach coding, math or study skills to kids. You set your own classes and price, but you keep 70%, and you pay your own taxes. I took the fee and pay timing from Outschool's teacher FAQ.
Paid research projects and focus groups. Participants are identity-verified and screened before each study, and some studies need a specific profession.
Why I recommend it: Pay varies widely by study and its page shows no amounts. Good for people with a specific job title or skills. Verification is strict, so expect to confirm your identity.
8-hour online jeopardy CTF, teams of 1-4, explicitly described as 'free and open to participants across India and internationally.' Marked 'casual' by organizers. Runs Nov 14, 15:30-23:30 UTC.
Details: This is the one CTF this week that explicitly states it's free on its own page, which is a nice confirmation versus the usual implied-free pattern. Times are UTC.
An online competition to create AI Skills for UGREEN NAS using its developer package. Eligible adults in permitted jurisdictions can enter without owning NAS hardware. Round 1 closes November 15, 2026 at 11:45 p.m. Pacific; invited finalists receive limited free remote hardware access and submit by November 30.
Details: Official rules state no purchase or payment is necessary. A Devpost account and UGREEN Skill Developer Package are required. Participation is restricted to adults in permitted jurisdictions; companies are excluded and geographic restrictions apply.
Devpost-hosted hackathon encouraging women's participation in technology; teams of 2-5 build a project and submit online.
Details: The Devpost page explicitly lists 'Free registration.' Open to students (17+) worldwide, standard country exclusions apply. The page is a little inconsistent about format (labeled Online in one spot, with a physical venue in Faridabad, India, in another) — submissions themselves happen on Devpost, so treat it as an online-submission hackathon unless you confirm otherwise.
A free eight-hour online beginner-focused Jeopardy CTF on November 14, 2026, 15:30–23:30 UTC. Participants may enter solo or in teams of up to four, including international players. Challenges cover web, cryptography, forensics, OSINT and miscellaneous topics.
Details: The organizer states that entry is free with no hidden costs. One registration is required per team; solo participants and teams up to four are accepted.
Free IEEE-USA livestream webinar on how engineering careers are changing in 2026, October 7, 2026.
Major League Hacking's week-long online community event for Hacktoberfest, starting October 9, 2026. Free registration on the MLH site.
Online hackathon from Nebius and NVIDIA on Devpost: build AI on open infrastructure. $50,000 in cash prizes. Submissions close October 30, 2026 at 10:00am Pacific.
Free 30-minute Educate 360 webinar on how attackers are using AI and what the updated CompTIA Security+ covers, October 13, 2026, 12:00-12:30pm Central.
Free U.S. Small Business Administration webinar via Zoom on starting a business, October 6, 2026.
Online jeopardy-style capture-the-flag cybersecurity competition, November 7-8, 2026 (from 12:00 UTC). Listed on CTFtime.
Online hackathon run by PayPal on Devpost: build something new with PayPal and AI. $67,500 in cash prizes. Submissions close November 12, 2026 at 12:00pm Pacific.
Free SCORE Zoom workshop on AI for small business owners, November 5, 2026. Note: this session had reached capacity when checked; the registration form offers a waitlist.
Free virtual hackathon open to students worldwide, run through Devpost with a submission deadline in mid-October.
Details: Open to current students (high school, undergrad, or grad) worldwide, ages 13+. No entry fee is stated on the page, consistent with Devpost's standard no-cost entry model, but it isn't spelled out explicitly. Submission deadline is Oct 10, 12:00pm EST.
Free online hackathon focused on building technology that addresses real-world community and global challenges, organized by the GIS Engineering Club.
Details: Students only (must be above the legal age of majority in their country). No entry fee is listed on the Devpost page, consistent with Devpost's standard no-cost model, but it isn't spelled out explicitly.
A free online jeopardy-style capture-the-flag run as part of the 7th EOCON conference. 20 November 2026, 10:00 UTC to 22 November 2026, 10:00 UTC.
From the site: EyesOpenCTF 2026 is a FREE CTF competition organized as part of the 7th edition of EOCON. This year, the competiti...
Details: The organizers state plainly that it is free to enter. Good weekend practice across a range of challenge types.
