Chainguard
Mid (~350)
Vanta
Large (~1,400)
Best For
Chainguard
Best for: Security-minded engineers who want remote-first open-source work with strong comp
Vanta
Best for: Engineers and salespeople who want top-of-market comp at the category leader in security compliance and can handle a meeting-heavy, high-intensity pace
Ratings
ChainguardVanta
4.5
3.8
Overall
4.2
3.3
Work-Life Balance
4.3
3.9
Culture & Values
4.2
3.8
Comp & Benefits
4.1
3.6
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.6
Career Opps
👍 88% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Dan Lorenc)
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Christina Cacioppo)
Culture Values
Chainguard only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source⚙️ Engineering-Driven⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Vanta only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Shared
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
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
Vanta
- Strong compensation rated 4.3/5 — best category score
- Market-defining product in security compliance automation
- Brutal meeting culture pushing work into nights and weekends
- Virtually no AEs hit quota — targets unrealistically high
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.
Vanta
Pays extremely well and owns its market niche, but the meeting-heavy culture and low WLB score (3.3/5) signal this is not for anyone seeking balance.
Open Roles
Chainguard — 63 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
27
💻 Engineering
24
📣 Marketing
3
📋 Product
2
🎨 Design
1
Vanta — 166 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
78
💻 Engineering
50
📋 Product
8
🎨 Design
6
📣 Marketing
6
📊 Data
2
⚙️ Operations
2
💰 Finance
1
⚖️ Legal
1
Summary
Chainguard scores 4.5/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.2 work-life balance rating. Vanta scores 3.8/5.0 overall with a 3.3 WLB. That’s a 0.7-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Strong Comp & Equity. Chainguard also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Open Source, Engineering-Driven, Work-Life Balance. Vanta also emphasizes Direct Product Impact, Ship Fast & Iterate.
On the hiring front, Chainguard has 63 open roles and Vanta has 166 open roles.