Airtable
Mid (~900)
n8n
Mid (~300)
Best For
Airtable
Best for: Engineers who want strong technical culture and real product impact at a leading no-code platform
n8n
Best for: Generalist engineers who love open-source tooling, want genuine async remote flexibility, and are excited by workflow automation and the developer tools space
Ratings
Airtablen8n
4.1
4.5
Overall
4.0
4.0
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.6
Culture & Values
4.0
4.5
Comp & Benefits
3.5
4.3
Senior Mgmt
3.8
4.3
Career Opps
👍 74% Recommend
👤 67% CEO Approval (Howie Liu)
👍 90% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Jan Oberhauser)
Culture Values
Airtable only
🎯 Direct Product Impact⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
n8n only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source🤝 Flat Hierarchy🪟 Transparent📡 Async-First🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
None
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
n8n
- Exceptional remote-first culture with high trust, autonomy, and smart collaborative teammates
- Fast-growing open-source product with real impact — lots of ownership in a low-ego environment
- Hypergrowth means priorities shift frequently and processes are still being defined
- Startup intensity can be stressful; some concerns about product leadership direction
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.
n8n
One of the highest-rated companies on the list (4.5 Glassdoor, 90% recommend) — genuinely remote-first, async, transparent, and OSS-driven. Small headcount means limited specialization but broad ownership and real impact.
Open Roles
Airtable — 56 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
16
💻 Engineering
15
📋 Product
5
📊 Data
3
🎨 Design
3
📣 Marketing
2
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
n8n — 43 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
21
💻 Engineering
10
🎨 Design
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
📣 Marketing
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Airtable scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.0 work-life balance rating. n8n scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 4.0 WLB. That’s a 0.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Airtable has 56 open roles and n8n has 43 open roles.