Cloudflare
Large (~4,000)
Notion
Mid (~800)
Best For
Cloudflare
Best for: Engineers who want mission-driven work building critical internet infrastructure
Notion
Best for: Product-obsessed engineers who care deeply about craft and want to build tools that millions use daily
Ratings
CloudflareNotion
3.9
4.4
Overall
3.7
4.2
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.5
Culture & Values
3.8
4.4
Comp & Benefits
3.5
4.2
Senior Mgmt
3.8
4.2
Career Opps
👍 72% Recommend
👤 77% CEO Approval (Matthew Prince)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Ivan Zhao)
Culture Values
Cloudflare only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Notion only
🌈 Diverse & Inclusive💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth🪟 Transparent
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
Notion
- Incredible product culture — everyone uses Notion daily and cares deeply
- Transparent leadership with accessible founders and high trust
- Fast pace can lead to burnout, especially during product pushes
- Hybrid required (3 days in-office) — not truly remote-friendly
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.
Notion
Strong product culture with a beloved CEO (96% approval) and genuine design sensibility — but hybrid-required and the pace can burn people out during product pushes.
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
Notion — 142 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
70
💻 Engineering
18
📣 Marketing
9
📊 Data
5
👤 HR / People
4
⚙️ Operations
4
📋 Product
4
🎧 Support
4
💰 Finance
3
🎨 Design
2
⚖️ Legal
1
Summary
Cloudflare scores 3.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.7 work-life balance rating. Notion scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 4.2 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth, Transparent. Cloudflare also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate. Notion also emphasizes Diverse & Inclusive, Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Cloudflare has 469 open roles and Notion has 142 open roles.