Asana
Large (~1,700)
Supabase
Small (~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
Supabase
Best for: Open-source developers who want full remote freedom, minimal meetings, and the autonomy to ship constantly
Ratings
AsanaSupabase
4.1
4.8
Overall
4.2
3.0
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.9
Culture & Values
4.0
4.8
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.6
Senior Mgmt
4.0
4.6
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Dustin Moskovitz)
👍 95% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Paul Copplestone)
Culture Values
Asana only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance🪟 Transparent🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Supabase only
🔓 Open Source🌐 Remote-Friendly⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🤝 Flat Hierarchy📡 Async-First
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
Supabase
- Truly open-source DNA — build products millions of developers use daily
- No-hierarchy remote culture with extreme autonomy and generous allowances
- Intense workload — more work than a single person can reasonably manage
- Work-life balance rated 3.0/5 — fast shipping pace can be relentless
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.
Supabase
Egoless, fully remote culture with just one meeting per week and extreme autonomy — but the relentless shipping pace means work-life balance takes a hit.
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
Supabase — 42 jobs
💻 Engineering
25
💼 Sales / GTM
12
📣 Marketing
3
📋 Product
1
Summary
Asana scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.2 work-life balance rating. Supabase scores 4.8/5.0 overall with a 3.0 WLB. That’s a 0.7-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Asana has 129 open roles and Supabase has 42 open roles.