Asana
Large (~1,700)
Brex
Large (~1,600)
Best For
Asana
Best for: Engineers and PMs who want genuine work-life balance and transparent leadership at a public tech company that practices what it preaches about how work should feel
Brex
Best for: Engineers who want to build AI-powered fintech at massive scale with smart colleagues
Ratings
AsanaBrex
4.1
4.0
Overall
4.2
3.9
Work-Life Balance
4.3
3.8
Culture & Values
4.0
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.5
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.6
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Dustin Moskovitz)
👍 77% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Pedro Franceschi)
Culture Values
Asana only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Brex only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Shared
🪟 Transparent🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
Asana
- Exceptional work-life balance and supportive team culture
- Highly transparent leadership with strong D&I commitment
- Senior management accountability concerns and frequent reorgs
- Mandatory hybrid schedule — 3 days in office per week
Brex
- Innovation-driven culture with incredibly smart, passionate, and supportive colleagues
- Strong benefits and time off actively encouraged with flexible scheduling
- Culture of overworking — many departments understaffed relative to workload expectations
- Multiple rounds of layoffs in recent years have created uncertainty and morale challenges
Bottom Line
Asana
Choose Asana if you want sustainable pace, strong D&I, and a learning-first engineering culture at a public company — but expect hybrid 3-day in-office and some reorg turbulence.
Brex
Choose Brex if you want to build AI-powered fintech at massive scale with smart colleagues — but expect intense workloads and some organizational instability from recent layoffs.
Open Roles
Asana — 129 jobs
💻 Engineering
50
💼 Sales / GTM
22
📋 Product
9
⚙️ Operations
8
🎨 Design
6
📊 Data
5
👤 HR / People
3
📣 Marketing
3
⚖️ Legal
2
💰 Finance
1
🎧 Support
1
Brex — 235 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
72
💻 Engineering
49
📋 Product
18
🎨 Design
15
📣 Marketing
14
👤 HR / People
13
📊 Data
10
⚖️ Legal
6
💰 Finance
3
⚙️ Operations
3
🎧 Support
2
Summary
Asana scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.2 work-life balance rating. Brex scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Transparent, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Asana also emphasizes Work-Life Balance, Diverse & Inclusive. Brex also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Engineering-Driven.
On the hiring front, Asana has 129 open roles and Brex has 235 open roles.