Asana
Large (~1,700)
Glean
Large (~1,475)
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
Glean
Best for: AI engineers who want to work on enterprise search with ex-Google leadership and don't mind below-market base pay offset by strong equity upside
Ratings
AsanaGlean
4.1
4.2
Overall
4.2
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.3
Culture & Values
4.0
4.2
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.0
Senior Mgmt
4.0
4.0
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Dustin Moskovitz)
👍 84% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Arvind Jain)
Culture Values
Asana only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Glean only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
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
Glean
- World-class AI talent — learn from ex-Google leadership on cutting-edge enterprise search
- Transparent collaborative culture with strong career growth
- Below-market compensation — comp rated only 3.6/5
- Sales org has high churn and toxicity problems in EMEA and US
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.
Glean
Top-tier AI engineering talent and explosive growth, but comp lags peers and the sales org has churn problems — the engineering side is the real draw.
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
Glean — 180 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
62
💻 Engineering
38
📋 Product
15
👤 HR / People
7
⚙️ Operations
6
🎨 Design
5
📣 Marketing
5
🧠 ML / AI
5
📊 Data
1
💰 Finance
1
Summary
Asana scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.2 work-life balance rating. Glean scores 4.2/5.0 overall with a 3.8 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. Glean also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate.
On the hiring front, Asana has 129 open roles and Glean has 180 open roles.