Cursor (Anysphere)
Small (~50)
Samsara
Large (~5,200)
Best For
Cursor (Anysphere)
Best for: Generalist engineers who want extreme ownership at the most-loved AI code editor
Samsara
Best for: Sales and ops professionals who thrive in a high-growth public company selling real IoT hardware+software to physical industries
Ratings
Cursor (Anysphere)Samsara
4.0
4.0
Overall
3.5
3.9
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.1
Culture & Values
4.2
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.5
3.8
Career Opps
👍 85% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Michael Truell)
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (Sanjit Biswas)
Culture Values
Cursor (Anysphere) only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
Samsara only
🌱 Learning & Growth💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact
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
Samsara
- Clear career trajectory with frequent promotions in sales
- Real-world product impact building IoT for physical operations
- Engineers rate WLB at only 2.9/5 despite company average of 3.9
- Remote work used to justify overwork including weekends
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.
Samsara
Strong sales culture and real-world product impact at massive scale, but engineers report significantly worse WLB than the company average suggests.
Open Roles
Cursor (Anysphere) — 63 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
23
💻 Engineering
18
📊 Data
3
🎨 Design
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
⚖️ Legal
2
👤 HR / People
1
Samsara — 403 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
190
💻 Engineering
54
📋 Product
38
🧠 ML / AI
12
📣 Marketing
10
📊 Data
8
🎧 Support
7
⚙️ Operations
5
👤 HR / People
3
🎨 Design
2
⚖️ Legal
2
Summary
Cursor (Anysphere) scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.5 work-life balance rating. Samsara scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. They’re tied on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact. Cursor (Anysphere) also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats. Samsara also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Cursor (Anysphere) has 63 open roles and Samsara has 403 open roles.