Apollo.io
Large (~800)
Synthesia
Mid (~660)
Best For
Apollo.io
Best for: Product builders who want strong PMF and competitive comp at a sales-tech leader
Synthesia
Best for: Engineers who want to build cutting-edge generative AI video at a fast-scaling London unicorn with a genuinely low-ego culture
Ratings
Apollo.ioSynthesia
4.0
4.4
Overall
3.6
4.2
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.5
Culture & Values
4.1
4.4
Comp & Benefits
3.6
4.2
Senior Mgmt
4.1
4.2
Career Opps
👍 77% Recommend
👤 81% CEO Approval (Matt Curl)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Victor Riparbelli)
Culture Values
Apollo.io only
🌐 Remote-Friendly
Synthesia only
🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth
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
Synthesia
- Low-ego supportive culture with genuine trust and ownership
- Fast-paced growth with real opportunity to develop and lead
- R&D and Product teams feel intense pressure and WLB suffers
- Promotions rare internally — new roles favor external hires
Bottom Line
Apollo.io
Choose Apollo.io if you want best-in-class sales intelligence with competitive comp — but leadership can be hands-on.
Synthesia
High-growth AI company with strong culture ratings and real employee trust, though R&D teams feel the pace and promotions skew toward external hires.
Open Roles
Apollo.io — 49 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
18
💻 Engineering
12
📋 Product
4
👤 HR / People
2
📣 Marketing
2
📊 Data
1
🎨 Design
1
💰 Finance
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
🎧 Support
1
Synthesia — 71 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
25
🎨 Design
9
💻 Engineering
9
🧠 ML / AI
5
📣 Marketing
3
🎧 Support
3
📊 Data
2
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
Apollo.io scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.6 work-life balance rating. Synthesia scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 4.2 WLB. That’s a 0.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Ship Fast & Iterate, Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth. Apollo.io also emphasizes Remote-Friendly. Synthesia also emphasizes Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Apollo.io has 49 open roles and Synthesia has 71 open roles.