Asana
Large (~1,700)
Contentful
Large (~1,000)
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
Contentful
Best for: Backend and full-stack engineers who want to work on developer-facing content infrastructure with remote flexibility and an established product used by major brands
Ratings
AsanaContentful
4.1
3.4
Overall
4.2
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.3
3.5
Culture & Values
4.0
3.4
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.2
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.2
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Dustin Moskovitz)
👍 68% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Jaspar Carmichael-Jack)
Culture Values
Asana only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance🪟 Transparent🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Contentful only
🌐 Remote-Friendly⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Shared
🌱 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
Contentful
- Flexible remote/hybrid setup with strong distributed team culture
- Talented and humble engineering team with approachable, responsive leadership
- Stagnating product development with competition overtaking in key areas
- Internal promotions are difficult with pay disparities between long-tenured and new hires
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.
Contentful
Pioneer in headless CMS with genuine remote flexibility, but Glassdoor is below average (3.4, 68% recommend) — reviews mention leadership instability and limited career progression.
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
Contentful — 111 jobs
💻 Engineering
56
📋 Product
17
💼 Sales / GTM
15
📊 Data
6
📣 Marketing
2
🧠 ML / AI
2
🎨 Design
1
⚖️ Legal
1
🎧 Support
1
Summary
Asana scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.2 work-life balance rating. Contentful scores 3.4/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.7-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Asana also emphasizes Work-Life Balance, Transparent, Diverse & Inclusive. Contentful also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Engineering-Driven.
On the hiring front, Asana has 129 open roles and Contentful has 111 open roles.