Cursor (Anysphere)
Small (~50)
n8n
Mid (~300)
Best For
Cursor (Anysphere)
Best for: Generalist engineers who want extreme ownership at the most-loved AI code editor
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
Cursor (Anysphere)n8n
4.0
4.5
Overall
3.5
4.0
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.6
Culture & Values
4.2
4.5
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.3
Senior Mgmt
3.5
4.3
Career Opps
👍 85% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Michael Truell)
👍 90% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Jan Oberhauser)
Culture Values
Cursor (Anysphere) only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact
n8n only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source🪟 Transparent📡 Async-First
Shared
🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
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
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
Cursor (Anysphere)
Choose Cursor if you want to shape the future of AI-assisted coding on a tiny team — but the pace is relentless.
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
Cursor (Anysphere) — 77 jobs
💻 Engineering
28
💼 Sales / GTM
22
📊 Data
3
🎨 Design
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
👤 HR / People
2
⚖️ Legal
2
⚙️ Operations
2
📣 Marketing
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
Cursor (Anysphere) scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.5 work-life balance rating. n8n scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 4.0 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats. Cursor (Anysphere) also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact. n8n also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Open Source, Transparent, Async-First.
On the hiring front, Cursor (Anysphere) has 77 open roles and n8n has 43 open roles.