Airtable
Mid (~900)
Granola
Small (~50)
Best For
Airtable
Best for: Engineers who want strong technical culture and real product impact at a leading no-code platform
Granola
Best for: Craft-focused generalists who love native macOS development and want to build a consumer-quality AI product people genuinely love
Ratings
AirtableGranola
4.1
4.8
Overall
4.0
4.5
Work-Life Balance
3.9
5.0
Culture & Values
4.0
4.5
Comp & Benefits
3.5
5.0
Senior Mgmt
3.8
4.7
Career Opps
👍 74% Recommend
👤 67% CEO Approval (Howie Liu)
👍 100% Recommend
👤 100% CEO Approval (Sam Stephenson)
Culture Values
Airtable only
🌱 Learning & Growth🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Granola only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
🎯 Direct Product Impact⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Pros & Cons
Airtable
- 91% of engineers recommend — dedicated culture ambassadors plan events and build community
- Strong work-life balance (4.0/5) with good benefits and hybrid flexibility
- Post-layoff culture has been impacted — some report declining morale since 2023 restructuring
- Communication from leadership could improve — management quality varies by team
Granola
- Users absolutely love the product — everyone at Granola genuinely cares about quality
- Plenty of opportunities to work on things that make a real difference on a small team
- 5 days in office by default (with flexibility for life circumstances)
- Small team, so things can be busy — you'll wear many hats
Bottom Line
Airtable
Choose Airtable if you want strong engineering culture, real product impact at scale, and good WLB — but expect some post-restructuring growing pains and leadership uncertainty.
Granola
Choose Granola if you want to work on one of the most loved AI products with a small, London-based, in-office team obsessed with craft — but note the 5-days-in-office policy is explicit and non-negotiable.
Open Roles
Airtable — 57 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
15
💻 Engineering
14
📋 Product
5
🎨 Design
4
📊 Data
3
📣 Marketing
2
💰 Finance
1
⚙️ Operations
1
🎧 Support
1
Granola — 16 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
6
💻 Engineering
4
📣 Marketing
2
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Airtable scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.0 work-life balance rating. Granola scores 4.8/5.0 overall with a 4.5 WLB. That’s a 0.7-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Direct Product Impact, Engineering-Driven. Airtable also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Diverse & Inclusive. Granola also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Strong Comp & Equity, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Airtable has 57 open roles and Granola has 16 open roles.