Cloudflare
Large (~4,000)
Cresta
Mid (~500)
Best For
Cloudflare
Best for: Engineers who want mission-driven work building critical internet infrastructure
Cresta
Best for: Professionals interested in Cresta
Ratings
CloudflareCresta
3.9
4.6
Overall
3.7
3.7
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.7
Culture & Values
3.8
4.6
Comp & Benefits
3.5
4.4
Senior Mgmt
3.8
4.4
Career Opps
👍 72% Recommend
👤 77% CEO Approval (Matthew Prince)
👍 92% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Cloudflare only
🪟 Transparent
Cresta only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth
Pros & Cons
Cloudflare
- Mission-driven company building critical internet infrastructure — meaningful work with real impact
- Smart colleagues and a culture that values innovation, shipping quickly, and technical excellence
- Compensation can lag behind FAANG competitors, especially base salary
- Some teams experience high pressure and demanding workloads with uneven management quality
Cresta
- World-class engineering talent with zero politics and deep individual ownership
- Strong comp with real equity upside — median $271k TC for US engineers
- Fast-paced culture can be at odds with work-life balance during sprints
- Hyper-growth means roles and processes are constantly evolving
Bottom Line
Cloudflare
Choose Cloudflare if you want mission-driven work building critical internet infrastructure with sharp engineers — but compensation lags FAANG and pressure can be high.
Cresta
Cresta — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Open Roles
Cloudflare — 469 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
226
💻 Engineering
127
📋 Product
19
📣 Marketing
18
📊 Data
10
⚙️ Operations
7
👤 HR / People
6
⚖️ Legal
6
🧠 ML / AI
4
💰 Finance
1
Cresta — 120 jobs
💻 Engineering
48
💼 Sales / GTM
27
🧠 ML / AI
9
📣 Marketing
8
🎨 Design
6
💰 Finance
3
👤 HR / People
3
⚙️ Operations
3
📋 Product
3
📊 Data
1
Summary
Cloudflare scores 3.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.7 work-life balance rating. Cresta scores 4.6/5.0 overall with a 3.7 WLB. That’s a 0.7-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth. Cloudflare also emphasizes Transparent. Cresta also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Cloudflare has 469 open roles and Cresta has 120 open roles.