Descript
Medium (~250)
Supabase
Small (~250)
Best For
Descript
Best for: Product-focused engineers and designers who want to work on AI-powered audio and video editing tools loved by millions of creators
Supabase
Best for: Open-source developers who want full remote freedom, minimal meetings, and the autonomy to ship constantly
Ratings
DescriptSupabase
3.9
4.8
Overall
3.8
3.0
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.9
Culture & Values
3.7
4.8
Comp & Benefits
3.7
4.6
Senior Mgmt
3.6
4.6
Career Opps
👍 75% Recommend
👤 82% CEO Approval (Andrew Mason)
👍 95% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Paul Copplestone)
Culture Values
Descript only
🧩 Wears Many Hats
Supabase only
🔓 Open Source📡 Async-First
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🤝 Flat Hierarchy🌐 Remote-Friendly
Pros & Cons
Descript
- Talented and collaborative team
- Remote-friendly with great async culture
- Direction can change quickly
- Some roles stretch thin across projects
Supabase
- Truly open-source DNA — build products millions of developers use daily
- No-hierarchy remote culture with extreme autonomy and generous allowances
- Intense workload — more work than a single person can reasonably manage
- Work-life balance rated 3.0/5 — fast shipping pace can be relentless
Bottom Line
Descript
Choose Descript if you want to ship polished creator tools at a small SF-based AI company with a 3.9 Glassdoor and strong product DNA — but expect fast pace and evolving org structure.
Supabase
Egoless, fully remote culture with just one meeting per week and extreme autonomy — but the relentless shipping pace means work-life balance takes a hit.
Open Roles
Descript — 24 jobs
💻 Engineering
8
💼 Sales / GTM
5
📋 Product
3
📊 Data
1
🎨 Design
1
💰 Finance
1
⚖️ Legal
1
Supabase — 42 jobs
💻 Engineering
25
💼 Sales / GTM
12
📣 Marketing
3
📋 Product
1
Summary
Descript scores 3.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Supabase scores 4.8/5.0 overall with a 3.0 WLB. That’s a 0.9-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Flat Hierarchy, Remote-Friendly. Descript also emphasizes Wears Many Hats. Supabase also emphasizes Open Source, Async-First.
On the hiring front, Descript has 24 open roles and Supabase has 42 open roles.