Decagon
Small (~210)
HubSpot
Large (~8,000)
Best For
Decagon
Best for: Builders who want to ship AI customer support agents directly to F500 customers with technical founders deeply involved
HubSpot
Best for: People who prioritize genuine work-life balance and a transparent, inclusive culture
Ratings
DecagonHubSpot
3.9
4.3
Overall
3.7
4.1
Work-Life Balance
3.8
4.5
Culture & Values
3.2
3.9
Comp & Benefits
3.7
4.1
Senior Mgmt
3.7
4.0
Career Opps
👍 75% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Jesse Zhang)
👍 87% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Yamini Rangan)
Culture Values
Decagon only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity🎯 Direct Product Impact
HubSpot only
🌈 Diverse & Inclusive🌱 Learning & Growth⚖️ Work-Life Balance🪟 Transparent🕐 Flexible Hours🛡️ Safe to Fail
Shared
None
Pros & Cons
Decagon
- Strong engineering-driven culture with technical founders still deeply involved
- Ship meaningful AI features to enterprise customers every week
- Intense workload and high expectations — not a typical 40-hour week
- SF-centric; most roles expect in-office presence
HubSpot
- Culture Code is legendary — transparency, autonomy, flexibility are real
- Remote-first done right with genuine work-life balance
- Enterprise sales culture can clash with engineering
- Comp below FAANG for senior roles
Bottom Line
Decagon
Choose Decagon if you want intense builder energy at a $4.5B Series D AI agents startup with real enterprise revenue — but expect SF office-centric culture and cash comp that trails top AI labs.
HubSpot
Choose HubSpot if you want legendary culture with real flexibility and psychological safety — but comp is below FAANG.
Open Roles
Decagon — 95 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
32
💻 Engineering
25
📋 Product
7
🧠 ML / AI
6
⚙️ Operations
3
⚖️ Legal
2
📣 Marketing
2
📊 Data
1
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
HubSpot — 191 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
131
💻 Engineering
25
📊 Data
3
🎨 Design
3
🎧 Support
3
⚖️ Legal
2
🧠 ML / AI
2
📋 Product
2
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Decagon scores 3.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.7 work-life balance rating. HubSpot scores 4.3/5.0 overall with a 4.1 WLB. That’s a 0.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Decagon has 95 open roles and HubSpot has 191 open roles.