Contentful
Large (~1,000)
Granola
Small (~50)
Best For
Contentful
Best for: Backend and full-stack engineers who want to work on developer-facing content infrastructure with remote flexibility and an established product used by major brands
Granola
Best for: Craft-focused generalists who love native macOS development and want to build a consumer-quality AI product people genuinely love
Ratings
ContentfulGranola
3.4
4.8
Overall
3.8
4.5
Work-Life Balance
3.5
5.0
Culture & Values
3.4
4.5
Comp & Benefits
3.2
5.0
Senior Mgmt
3.2
4.7
Career Opps
👍 68% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Jaspar Carmichael-Jack)
👍 100% Recommend
👤 100% CEO Approval (Sam Stephenson)
Culture Values
Contentful only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🌱 Learning & Growth
Granola only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
Contentful
- Flexible remote/hybrid setup with strong distributed team culture
- Talented and humble engineering team with approachable, responsive leadership
- Stagnating product development with competition overtaking in key areas
- Internal promotions are difficult with pay disparities between long-tenured and new hires
Granola
- Users absolutely love the product — everyone at Granola genuinely cares about quality
- Plenty of opportunities to work on things that make a real difference on a small team
- 5 days in office by default (with flexibility for life circumstances)
- Small team, so things can be busy — you'll wear many hats
Bottom Line
Contentful
Pioneer in headless CMS with genuine remote flexibility, but Glassdoor is below average (3.4, 68% recommend) — reviews mention leadership instability and limited career progression.
Granola
Choose Granola if you want to work on one of the most loved AI products with a small, London-based, in-office team obsessed with craft — but note the 5-days-in-office policy is explicit and non-negotiable.
Open Roles
Contentful — 111 jobs
💻 Engineering
56
📋 Product
17
💼 Sales / GTM
15
📊 Data
6
📣 Marketing
2
🧠 ML / AI
2
🎨 Design
1
⚖️ Legal
1
🎧 Support
1
Granola — 16 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
6
💻 Engineering
4
📣 Marketing
2
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Contentful scores 3.4/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Granola scores 4.8/5.0 overall with a 4.5 WLB. That’s a 1.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact. Contentful also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Learning & Growth. Granola also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Strong Comp & Equity, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Contentful has 111 open roles and Granola has 16 open roles.