Cursor (Anysphere)
Small (~50)
Grafana Labs
Large (~1,700)
Best For
Cursor (Anysphere)
Best for: Generalist engineers who want extreme ownership at the most-loved AI code editor
Grafana Labs
Best for: Engineers who want open-source impact with fully remote flexibility and strong WLB
Ratings
Cursor (Anysphere)Grafana Labs
4.0
4.1
Overall
3.5
4.3
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.1
Culture & Values
4.2
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.6
Senior Mgmt
3.5
3.8
Career Opps
👍 85% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Michael Truell)
👍 78% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Raj Dutt)
Culture Values
Cursor (Anysphere) only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
Grafana Labs only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source🪟 Transparent⚖️ Work-Life Balance🌱 Learning & Growth
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Pros & Cons
Cursor (Anysphere)
- Building the most-loved AI code editor — massive developer love and daily impact
- Tiny team, extreme ownership — every person shapes the product directly
- Extremely small team = no specialists; everyone does everything
- Intense pace — the speed of shipping can be relentless
Grafana Labs
- 100% remote-first across 40+ countries with generous PTO (~30 days) and mandatory shutdown days
- Engineers rate it 4.9/5 — absurdly talented colleagues with strong open-source culture
- Career progression above staff level can be challenging with limited upward mobility
- Product management is sometimes marginalized with engineers holding disproportionate power
Bottom Line
Cursor (Anysphere)
Choose Cursor if you want to shape the future of AI-assisted coding on a tiny team — but the pace is relentless.
Grafana Labs
Choose Grafana Labs if you want deep open-source impact, fully remote flexibility, and excellent WLB — but expect limited career progression above staff level.
Open Roles
Cursor (Anysphere) — 77 jobs
💻 Engineering
33
💼 Sales / GTM
19
📊 Data
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
🎨 Design
2
👤 HR / People
2
⚖️ Legal
2
⚙️ Operations
2
📣 Marketing
1
Grafana Labs — 149 jobs
💻 Engineering
92
💼 Sales / GTM
32
📣 Marketing
6
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Cursor (Anysphere) scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.5 work-life balance rating. Grafana Labs scores 4.1/5.0 overall with a 4.3 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven. Cursor (Anysphere) also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact, Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats. Grafana Labs also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Open Source, Transparent, Work-Life Balance, Learning & Growth.
On the hiring front, Cursor (Anysphere) has 77 open roles and Grafana Labs has 149 open roles.