Asana
Large (~1,700)
Cursor (Anysphere)
Small (~50)
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
Cursor (Anysphere)
Best for: Generalist engineers who want extreme ownership at the most-loved AI code editor
Ratings
AsanaCursor (Anysphere)
4.1
4.0
Overall
4.2
3.5
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.0
Culture & Values
4.0
4.2
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.8
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.5
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Dustin Moskovitz)
👍 85% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Michael Truell)
Culture Values
Asana only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance🪟 Transparent🌱 Learning & Growth🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Cursor (Anysphere) only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ Engineering-Driven🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
🎯 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
Cursor (Anysphere)
- Building the most-loved AI code editor — massive developer love and daily impact
- Tiny team, extreme ownership — every person shapes the product directly
- Extremely small team = no specialists; everyone does everything
- Intense pace — the speed of shipping can be relentless
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.
Cursor (Anysphere)
Choose Cursor if you want to shape the future of AI-assisted coding on a tiny team — but the pace is relentless.
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
Cursor (Anysphere) — 77 jobs
💻 Engineering
33
💼 Sales / GTM
19
📊 Data
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
🎨 Design
2
👤 HR / People
2
⚖️ Legal
2
⚙️ Operations
2
📣 Marketing
1
Summary
Asana scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.2 work-life balance rating. Cursor (Anysphere) scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.5 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Direct Product Impact. Asana also emphasizes Work-Life Balance, Transparent, Learning & Growth, Diverse & Inclusive. Cursor (Anysphere) also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Engineering-Driven, Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Asana has 129 open roles and Cursor (Anysphere) has 77 open roles.