Adyen
Large (~4,770)
Vanta
Large (~1,400)
Best For
Adyen
Best for: Payments and backend engineers who value a no-nonsense engineering-first culture with above-average WLB and the challenge of processing global financial transactions at massive scale
Vanta
Best for: Engineers and salespeople who want top-of-market comp at the category leader in security compliance and can handle a meeting-heavy, high-intensity pace
Ratings
AdyenVanta
3.8
3.8
Overall
4.1
3.3
Work-Life Balance
3.9
3.9
Culture & Values
3.8
3.8
Comp & Benefits
3.6
3.6
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.6
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Ingo Uytdehaage)
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Christina Cacioppo)
Culture Values
Adyen only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven⚖️ Work-Life Balance🌱 Learning & Growth
Vanta only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
Adyen
- Smart, humble colleagues with high standards and a market-leading payments product
- Good work-life balance with trust-based culture, free lunch, and international team trips
- Below-market compensation (~20% less than peers) with poor stock options
- Middle management quality issues as company scaled — inexperienced managers and internal politics
Vanta
- Strong compensation rated 4.3/5 — best category score
- Market-defining product in security compliance automation
- Brutal meeting culture pushing work into nights and weekends
- Virtually no AEs hit quota — targets unrealistically high
Bottom Line
Adyen
Adyen's engineering culture is well-regarded in fintech — principled, WLB-conscious (4.1/5), and technically rigorous — but expect a methodical Amsterdam-centric culture rather than a high-growth startup vibe.
Vanta
Pays extremely well and owns its market niche, but the meeting-heavy culture and low WLB score (3.3/5) signal this is not for anyone seeking balance.
Open Roles
Adyen — 302 jobs
💻 Engineering
82
💼 Sales / GTM
67
👤 HR / People
16
⚖️ Legal
15
📋 Product
14
💰 Finance
12
📊 Data
11
⚙️ Operations
11
📣 Marketing
5
🎨 Design
4
🧠 ML / AI
2
🎧 Support
1
Vanta — 163 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
68
💻 Engineering
52
📋 Product
9
🎨 Design
6
📣 Marketing
6
📊 Data
3
⚙️ Operations
2
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
Summary
Adyen scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Vanta scores 3.8/5.0 overall with a 3.3 WLB. They’re tied on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact. Adyen also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Work-Life Balance, Learning & Growth. Vanta also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Adyen has 302 open roles and Vanta has 163 open roles.