Contentful
Large (~1,000)
n8n
Mid (~300)
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
n8n
Best for: Generalist engineers who love open-source tooling, want genuine async remote flexibility, and are excited by workflow automation and the developer tools space
Ratings
Contentfuln8n
3.4
4.5
Overall
3.8
4.0
Work-Life Balance
3.5
4.6
Culture & Values
3.4
4.5
Comp & Benefits
3.2
4.3
Senior Mgmt
3.2
4.3
Career Opps
👍 68% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Jaspar Carmichael-Jack)
👍 90% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Jan Oberhauser)
Culture Values
Contentful only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact
n8n only
🔓 Open Source🤝 Flat Hierarchy🪟 Transparent📡 Async-First🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
🌐 Remote-Friendly
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
n8n
- Exceptional remote-first culture with high trust, autonomy, and smart collaborative teammates
- Fast-growing open-source product with real impact — lots of ownership in a low-ego environment
- Hypergrowth means priorities shift frequently and processes are still being defined
- Startup intensity can be stressful; some concerns about product leadership direction
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.
n8n
One of the highest-rated companies on the list (4.5 Glassdoor, 90% recommend) — genuinely remote-first, async, transparent, and OSS-driven. Small headcount means limited specialization but broad ownership and real impact.
Open Roles
Contentful — 114 jobs
💻 Engineering
56
📋 Product
17
💼 Sales / GTM
13
📊 Data
6
📣 Marketing
4
🧠 ML / AI
2
⚖️ Legal
1
🎧 Support
1
n8n — 43 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
21
💻 Engineering
10
🎨 Design
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
📣 Marketing
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Contentful scores 3.4/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. n8n scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 4.0 WLB. That’s a 1.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Remote-Friendly. Contentful also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. n8n also emphasizes Open Source, Flat Hierarchy, Transparent, Async-First, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Contentful has 114 open roles and n8n has 43 open roles.