Cursor (Anysphere)
Small (~50)
Vanta
Large (~1,400)
Best For
Cursor (Anysphere)
Best for: Generalist engineers who want extreme ownership at the most-loved AI code editor
Vanta
Best for: Engineers and salespeople who want top-of-market comp at the category leader in security compliance and can handle a meeting-heavy, high-intensity pace
Ratings
Cursor (Anysphere)Vanta
4.0
3.8
Overall
3.5
3.3
Work-Life Balance
4.0
3.9
Culture & Values
4.2
3.8
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.6
Senior Mgmt
3.5
3.6
Career Opps
👍 85% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Michael Truell)
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Christina Cacioppo)
Culture Values
Cursor (Anysphere) only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
Vanta only
💎 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
Vanta
- Strong compensation rated 4.3/5 — best category score
- Market-defining product in security compliance automation
- Brutal meeting culture pushing work into nights and weekends
- Virtually no AEs hit quota — targets unrealistically high
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.
Vanta
Pays extremely well and owns its market niche, but the meeting-heavy culture and low WLB score (3.3/5) signal this is not for anyone seeking balance.
Open Roles
Cursor (Anysphere) — 63 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
23
💻 Engineering
18
📊 Data
3
🎨 Design
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
⚖️ Legal
2
👤 HR / People
1
Vanta — 169 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
73
💻 Engineering
50
📋 Product
9
🎨 Design
7
📣 Marketing
5
📊 Data
4
⚙️ Operations
2
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
Summary
Cursor (Anysphere) scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.5 work-life balance rating. Vanta scores 3.8/5.0 overall with a 3.3 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap 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. Vanta also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Cursor (Anysphere) has 63 open roles and Vanta has 169 open roles.