Asana
Large (~1,700)
DeepL
Large (~1,570)
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
DeepL
Best for: NLP and backend engineers interested in language AI who prioritize work-life balance over compensation and fast career growth
Ratings
AsanaDeepL
4.1
3.2
Overall
4.2
4.0
Work-Life Balance
4.3
3.3
Culture & Values
4.0
3.2
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.0
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.0
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Dustin Moskovitz)
👍 64% Recommend
👤 67% CEO Approval (Jaroslaw Kutylowski)
Culture Values
Asana only
🪟 Transparent
DeepL only
🕐 Flexible Hours
Shared
⚖️ Work-Life Balance🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
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
DeepL
- Great product with big-name customers — startup vibe with corporate safety net
- Good salary, very international team of 90+ nationalities with good work-life balance
- Intransparent leadership — hidden salary bands, top-down decisions with no feedback loop
- High employee churn with repeated downsizing despite positive financial messaging
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.
DeepL
DeepL's language models are impressive, but Glassdoor tells a cautionary story (3.2 overall, 64% recommend) — reviews cite weak management and limited career progression despite decent WLB.
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
DeepL — 59 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
29
💻 Engineering
6
🎧 Support
4
🧠 ML / AI
3
👤 HR / People
2
📊 Data
1
⚖️ Legal
1
📣 Marketing
1
⚙️ Operations
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
Asana scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.2 work-life balance rating. DeepL scores 3.2/5.0 overall with a 4.0 WLB. That’s a 0.9-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Work-Life Balance, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact, Diverse & Inclusive. Asana also emphasizes Transparent. DeepL also emphasizes Flexible Hours.
On the hiring front, Asana has 129 open roles and DeepL has 59 open roles.