Asana
Large (~1,700)
n8n
Mid (~300)
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
n8n
Best for: Generalist engineers who love open-source tooling, want genuine async remote flexibility, and are excited by workflow automation and the developer tools space
Ratings
Asanan8n
4.1
4.5
Overall
4.2
4.0
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.6
Culture & Values
4.0
4.5
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.3
Senior Mgmt
4.0
4.3
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Dustin Moskovitz)
👍 90% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Jan Oberhauser)
Culture Values
Asana only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
n8n only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source🤝 Flat Hierarchy📡 Async-First🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
🪟 Transparent
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
n8n
- Exceptional remote-first culture with high trust, autonomy, and smart collaborative teammates
- Fast-growing open-source product with real impact — lots of ownership in a low-ego environment
- Hypergrowth means priorities shift frequently and processes are still being defined
- Startup intensity can be stressful; some concerns about product leadership direction
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.
n8n
One of the highest-rated companies on the list (4.5 Glassdoor, 90% recommend) — genuinely remote-first, async, transparent, and OSS-driven. Small headcount means limited specialization but broad ownership and real impact.
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
n8n — 42 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
17
💻 Engineering
11
📣 Marketing
3
🎨 Design
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
Summary
Asana scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.2 work-life balance rating. n8n scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 4.0 WLB. That’s a 0.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Transparent. Asana also emphasizes Work-Life Balance, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact, Diverse & Inclusive. n8n also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Open Source, Flat Hierarchy, Async-First, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Asana has 129 open roles and n8n has 42 open roles.