Airtable
Mid (~900)
Vanta
Large (~1,400)
Best For
Airtable
Best for: Engineers who want strong technical culture and real product impact at a leading no-code platform
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
AirtableVanta
4.1
3.8
Overall
4.0
3.3
Work-Life Balance
3.9
3.9
Culture & Values
4.0
3.8
Comp & Benefits
3.5
3.6
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.6
Career Opps
👍 74% Recommend
👤 67% CEO Approval (Howie Liu)
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Christina Cacioppo)
Culture Values
Airtable only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🌈 Diverse & Inclusive🤝 Flat Hierarchy🌐 Remote-Friendly
Vanta only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
Airtable
- 91% of engineers recommend — dedicated culture ambassadors plan events and build community
- Strong work-life balance (4.0/5) with remote-friendly options and great benefits
- Post-layoff culture has been impacted — some report declining morale since 2023 restructuring
- Communication from leadership could improve — management quality varies by team
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
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.
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
Airtable — 55 jobs
💻 Engineering
17
💼 Sales / GTM
14
📋 Product
5
📊 Data
3
🎨 Design
3
⚖️ Legal
1
📣 Marketing
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Vanta — 169 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
73
💻 Engineering
50
📋 Product
9
🎨 Design
7
📣 Marketing
5
📊 Data
4
⚙️ Operations
2
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
Summary
Airtable scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.0 work-life balance rating. Vanta scores 3.8/5.0 overall with a 3.3 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Direct Product Impact. Airtable also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth, Diverse & Inclusive, Flat Hierarchy, Remote-Friendly. Vanta also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Airtable has 55 open roles and Vanta has 169 open roles.