Airtable
Mid (~900)
Supabase
Small (~250)
Best For
Airtable
Best for: Engineers who want strong technical culture and real product impact at a leading no-code platform
Supabase
Best for: Open-source developers who want full remote freedom, minimal meetings, and the autonomy to ship constantly
Ratings
AirtableSupabase
4.1
4.8
Overall
4.0
3.0
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.9
Culture & Values
4.0
4.8
Comp & Benefits
3.5
4.6
Senior Mgmt
3.8
4.6
Career Opps
👍 74% Recommend
👤 67% CEO Approval (Howie Liu)
👍 95% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Paul Copplestone)
Culture Values
Airtable only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Supabase only
🔓 Open Source🌐 Remote-Friendly🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🤝 Flat Hierarchy📡 Async-First
Shared
⚙️ 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
Supabase
- Truly open-source DNA — build products millions of developers use daily
- No-hierarchy remote culture with extreme autonomy and generous allowances
- Intense workload — more work than a single person can reasonably manage
- Work-life balance rated 3.0/5 — fast shipping pace can be relentless
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.
Supabase
Egoless, fully remote culture with just one meeting per week and extreme autonomy — but the relentless shipping pace means work-life balance takes a hit.
Open Roles
Airtable — 57 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
15
💻 Engineering
14
📋 Product
5
🎨 Design
4
📊 Data
3
📣 Marketing
2
💰 Finance
1
⚙️ Operations
1
🎧 Support
1
Supabase — 42 jobs
💻 Engineering
25
💼 Sales / GTM
12
📣 Marketing
3
📋 Product
1
Summary
Airtable scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.0 work-life balance rating. Supabase scores 4.8/5.0 overall with a 3.0 WLB. That’s a 0.7-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven. Airtable also emphasizes Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth, Diverse & Inclusive. Supabase also emphasizes Open Source, Remote-Friendly, Ship Fast & Iterate, Flat Hierarchy, Async-First.
On the hiring front, Airtable has 57 open roles and Supabase has 42 open roles.