Brex
Large (~1,600)
HubSpot
Large (~8,000)
Best For
Brex
Best for: Engineers who want to build AI-powered fintech at massive scale with smart colleagues
HubSpot
Best for: People who prioritize genuine work-life balance and a transparent, inclusive culture
Ratings
BrexHubSpot
4.0
4.3
Overall
3.9
4.1
Work-Life Balance
3.8
4.5
Culture & Values
4.0
3.9
Comp & Benefits
3.5
4.1
Senior Mgmt
3.6
4.0
Career Opps
👍 77% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Pedro Franceschi)
👍 87% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Yamini Rangan)
Culture Values
Brex only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact
HubSpot only
🌈 Diverse & Inclusive⚖️ Work-Life Balance🕐 Flexible Hours🛡️ Safe to Fail
Shared
🌱 Learning & Growth🪟 Transparent
Pros & Cons
Brex
- Innovation-driven culture with incredibly smart, passionate, and supportive colleagues
- Strong benefits and time off actively encouraged with flexible scheduling
- Culture of overworking — many departments understaffed relative to workload expectations
- Multiple rounds of layoffs in recent years have created uncertainty and morale challenges
HubSpot
- Culture Code is legendary — transparency, autonomy, flexibility are real
- Remote-first done right with genuine work-life balance
- Enterprise sales culture can clash with engineering
- Comp below FAANG for senior roles
Bottom Line
Brex
Choose Brex if you want to build AI-powered fintech at massive scale with smart colleagues — but expect intense workloads and some organizational instability from recent layoffs.
HubSpot
Choose HubSpot if you want legendary culture with real flexibility and psychological safety — but comp is below FAANG.
Open Roles
Brex — 235 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
72
💻 Engineering
49
📋 Product
18
🎨 Design
15
📣 Marketing
14
👤 HR / People
13
📊 Data
10
⚖️ Legal
6
💰 Finance
3
⚙️ Operations
3
🎧 Support
2
HubSpot — 191 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
131
💻 Engineering
25
📊 Data
3
🎨 Design
3
🎧 Support
3
⚖️ Legal
2
🧠 ML / AI
2
📋 Product
2
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Brex scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 work-life balance rating. HubSpot scores 4.3/5.0 overall with a 4.1 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Learning & Growth, Transparent. Brex also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact. HubSpot also emphasizes Diverse & Inclusive, Work-Life Balance, Flexible Hours, Safe to Fail.
On the hiring front, Brex has 235 open roles and HubSpot has 191 open roles.