Apollo.io
Large (~800)
n8n
Mid (~300)
Best For
Apollo.io
Best for: Product builders who want strong PMF and competitive comp at a sales-tech leader
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
Apollo.ion8n
4.0
4.5
Overall
3.6
4.0
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.6
Culture & Values
4.1
4.5
Comp & Benefits
3.6
4.3
Senior Mgmt
4.1
4.3
Career Opps
👍 77% Recommend
👤 81% CEO Approval (Matt Curl)
👍 90% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Jan Oberhauser)
Culture Values
Apollo.io only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth
n8n only
🔓 Open Source🤝 Flat Hierarchy🪟 Transparent📡 Async-First🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
🌐 Remote-Friendly
Pros & Cons
Apollo.io
- Strong product-market fit — best-in-class sales intelligence platform
- Competitive compensation with RSUs, performance bonuses, and paid health insurance
- Some reports of leadership involvement in granular decisions and frequent pivots
- Work-life balance challenges under high-growth pressure
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
Apollo.io
Choose Apollo.io if you want best-in-class sales intelligence with competitive comp — but leadership can be hands-on.
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
Apollo.io — 49 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
19
💻 Engineering
11
📋 Product
4
👤 HR / People
2
📣 Marketing
2
📊 Data
1
🎨 Design
1
💰 Finance
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
🎧 Support
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
Apollo.io scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.6 work-life balance rating. n8n scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 4.0 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Remote-Friendly. Apollo.io also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth. n8n also emphasizes Open Source, Flat Hierarchy, Transparent, Async-First, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Apollo.io has 49 open roles and n8n has 43 open roles.