Chainguard
Mid (~350)
Supabase
Small (~250)
Best For
Chainguard
Best for: Security-minded engineers who want remote-first open-source work with strong comp
Supabase
Best for: Open-source developers who want full remote freedom, minimal meetings, and the autonomy to ship constantly
Ratings
ChainguardSupabase
4.5
4.8
Overall
4.2
3.0
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.9
Culture & Values
4.2
4.8
Comp & Benefits
4.1
4.6
Senior Mgmt
4.0
4.6
Career Opps
👍 88% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Dan Lorenc)
👍 95% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Paul Copplestone)
Culture Values
Chainguard only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Supabase only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🤝 Flat Hierarchy📡 Async-First
Shared
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Pros & Cons
Chainguard
- Fully remote with outstanding benefits — 100% employer-paid insurance for employees and families
- Founders are practitioners who understand what engineers and security teams need
- Growing so fast that some inefficiencies exist, though improving
- Fully remote means you miss in-person interactions with teammates
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
Chainguard
Choose Chainguard if you want to build supply chain security tools in a remote, open-source-first culture with strong equity — but expect a fast-moving startup pace.
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
Chainguard — 63 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
27
💻 Engineering
24
📣 Marketing
3
📋 Product
2
🎨 Design
1
Supabase — 42 jobs
💻 Engineering
25
💼 Sales / GTM
12
📣 Marketing
3
📋 Product
1
Summary
Chainguard scores 4.5/5.0 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 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Remote-Friendly, Open Source, Engineering-Driven. Chainguard also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity, Work-Life Balance. Supabase also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Flat Hierarchy, Async-First.
On the hiring front, Chainguard has 63 open roles and Supabase has 42 open roles.