Asana
Large (~1,700)
Synthesia
Mid (~660)
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
Synthesia
Best for: Engineers who want to build cutting-edge generative AI video at a fast-scaling London unicorn with a genuinely low-ego culture
Ratings
AsanaSynthesia
4.1
4.4
Overall
4.2
4.2
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.5
Culture & Values
4.0
4.4
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.2
Senior Mgmt
4.0
4.2
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Dustin Moskovitz)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Victor Riparbelli)
Culture Values
Asana only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance🪟 Transparent🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Synthesia only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🤝 Flat Hierarchy⚙️ Engineering-Driven🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
🌱 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
Synthesia
- Low-ego supportive culture with genuine trust and ownership
- Fast-paced growth with real opportunity to develop and lead
- R&D and Product teams feel intense pressure and WLB suffers
- Promotions rare internally — new roles favor external hires
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.
Synthesia
High-growth AI company with strong culture ratings and real employee trust, though R&D teams feel the pace and promotions skew toward external hires.
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
Synthesia — 76 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
24
💻 Engineering
11
🎨 Design
6
🧠 ML / AI
6
📣 Marketing
4
📊 Data
3
👤 HR / People
3
📋 Product
2
🎧 Support
2
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Asana scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.2 work-life balance rating. Synthesia scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 4.2 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Asana also emphasizes Work-Life Balance, Transparent, Diverse & Inclusive. Synthesia also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Flat Hierarchy, Engineering-Driven, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Asana has 129 open roles and Synthesia has 76 open roles.