Asana
Large (~1,700)
PostHog
Small (~170)
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
PostHog
Best for: Self-directed engineers who want radical transparency, no meetings, and full ownership of their product area
Ratings
AsanaPostHog
4.1
4.3
Overall
4.2
4.5
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.4
Culture & Values
4.0
4.3
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.1
Senior Mgmt
4.0
4.1
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Dustin Moskovitz)
👍 86% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (James Hawkins)
Culture Values
Asana only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
PostHog only
🔓 Open Source📡 Async-First🌐 Remote-Friendly🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 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
PostHog
- Extreme transparency — public handbook, open-source everything, radical autonomy
- Generous compensation with competitive pay, equity, and home office budget
- Small team means limited career progression paths
- Top-down decision-making can sometimes override team input
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.
PostHog
Radically transparent open-source culture with 2-3 person autonomous teams, no deadlines, and a public handbook — ideal if you're self-motivated, tough if you need 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
PostHog — 14 jobs
💻 Engineering
6
💼 Sales / GTM
3
📋 Product
1
Summary
Asana scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.2 work-life balance rating. PostHog scores 4.3/5.0 overall with a 4.5 WLB. That’s a 0.2-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. PostHog also emphasizes Open Source, Async-First, Remote-Friendly, Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Asana has 129 open roles and PostHog has 14 open roles.