Asana
Large (~1,700)
Descript
Medium (~250)
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
Descript
Best for: Product-focused engineers and designers who want to work on AI-powered audio and video editing tools loved by millions of creators
Ratings
AsanaDescript
4.1
3.9
Overall
4.2
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.0
Culture & Values
4.0
3.7
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.7
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.6
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Dustin Moskovitz)
👍 75% Recommend
👤 82% CEO Approval (Andrew Mason)
Culture Values
Asana only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance🪟 Transparent🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Descript only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats🌐 Remote-Friendly
Shared
None
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
Descript
- Talented and collaborative team
- Remote-friendly with great async culture
- Direction can change quickly
- Some roles stretch thin across projects
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.
Descript
Choose Descript if you want to ship polished creator tools at a small SF-based AI company with a 3.9 Glassdoor and strong product DNA — but expect fast pace and evolving org structure.
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
Descript — 24 jobs
💻 Engineering
8
💼 Sales / GTM
5
📋 Product
3
📊 Data
1
🎨 Design
1
💰 Finance
1
⚖️ Legal
1
Summary
Asana scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.2 work-life balance rating. Descript scores 3.9/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Asana has 129 open roles and Descript has 24 open roles.