Cloudflare vs Vanta

Cloudflare vs Vanta: Culture Compared

Cloudflare (3.9 Glassdoor) vs Vanta (3.8 Glassdoor) — side-by-side on culture values, work-life balance, compensation, and open roles.

Cloudflare

Cloudflare

Large (~4,000)
Vanta

Vanta

Large (~1,400)
Cloudflare
Best for: Engineers who want mission-driven work building critical internet infrastructure
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
CloudflareVanta
3.9
3.8
Overall
3.7
3.3
Work-Life Balance
4.0
3.9
Culture & Values
3.8
3.8
Comp & Benefits
3.5
3.6
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.6
Career Opps
πŸ‘ 72% Recommend πŸ‘€ 77% CEO Approval (Matthew Prince)
πŸ‘ 76% Recommend πŸ‘€ 80% CEO Approval (Christina Cacioppo)
Cloudflare only
βš™οΈ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & GrowthπŸͺŸ Transparent
Vanta only
πŸ’Ž Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
πŸš€ Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact

Cloudflare

  • βœ“Mission-driven company building critical internet infrastructure β€” meaningful work with real impact
  • βœ“Smart colleagues and a culture that values innovation, shipping quickly, and technical excellence
  • βœ—Compensation can lag behind FAANG competitors, especially base salary
  • βœ—Some teams experience high pressure and demanding workloads with uneven management quality

Vanta

  • βœ“Strong compensation rated 4.3/5 β€” best category score
  • βœ“Market-defining product in security compliance automation
  • βœ—Brutal meeting culture pushing work into nights and weekends
  • βœ—Virtually no AEs hit quota β€” targets unrealistically high
Cloudflare
Choose Cloudflare if you want mission-driven work building critical internet infrastructure with sharp engineers β€” but compensation lags FAANG and pressure can be high.
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.

Cloudflare β€” 469 jobs

πŸ’Ό Sales / GTM
226
πŸ’» Engineering
127
πŸ“‹ Product
19
πŸ“£ Marketing
18
πŸ“Š Data
10
βš™οΈ Operations
7
πŸ‘€ HR / People
6
βš–οΈ Legal
6
🧠 ML / AI
4
πŸ’° Finance
1

Vanta β€” 166 jobs

πŸ’Ό Sales / GTM
78
πŸ’» Engineering
50
πŸ“‹ Product
8
🎨 Design
6
πŸ“£ Marketing
6
πŸ“Š Data
2
βš™οΈ Operations
2
πŸ’° Finance
1
βš–οΈ Legal
1

Cloudflare scores 3.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.7 work-life balance rating. Vanta scores 3.8/5.0 overall with a 3.3 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.

Both companies share these culture values: Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact. Cloudflare also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth, Transparent. Vanta also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity.

On the hiring front, Cloudflare has 469 open roles and Vanta has 166 open roles.

Read more: Working at Cloudflare