Doctolib vs Samsara

Doctolib vs Samsara: Culture Compared

Doctolib (3.7 Glassdoor) vs Samsara (4.0 Glassdoor) — side-by-side on culture values, work-life balance, compensation, and open roles.

Doctolib

Doctolib

Large (~3,500)
Samsara

Samsara

Large (~5,200)
Doctolib
Best for: Engineers motivated by healthcare impact who want to build products improving medical access across Europe at a mission-driven company with a strong French tech identity
Samsara
Best for: Sales and ops professionals who thrive in a high-growth public company selling real IoT hardware+software to physical industries
DoctolibSamsara
3.7
4.0
Overall
3.7
3.9
Work-Life Balance
3.8
4.1
Culture & Values
3.7
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.5
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.5
3.8
Career Opps
πŸ‘ 74% Recommend πŸ‘€ 78% CEO Approval (Stanislas Niox-Chateau)
πŸ‘ 80% Recommend πŸ‘€ 84% CEO Approval (Sanjit Biswas)
Doctolib only
πŸ’œ Mission-Driven
Samsara only
πŸ’Ž Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product ImpactπŸš€ Ship Fast & Iterate

Doctolib

  • βœ“Mission-driven colleagues who genuinely care about improving healthcare access
  • βœ“Strong growth opportunities with flexible remote policy and decent benefits
  • βœ—Management can be heavy-handed β€” uses company principles as weapons against feedback
  • βœ—French-centric culture makes it harder for non-French speakers to advance

Samsara

  • βœ“Clear career trajectory with frequent promotions in sales
  • βœ“Real-world product impact building IoT for physical operations
  • βœ—Engineers rate WLB at only 2.9/5 despite company average of 3.9
  • βœ—Remote work used to justify overwork including weekends
Doctolib
Genuine social mission (digitizing healthcare access for millions) with a fast-shipping culture, but at 3,500 people reviews cite organizational change fatigue and management inconsistency.
Samsara
Strong sales culture and real-world product impact at massive scale, but engineers report significantly worse WLB than the company average suggests.

Doctolib β€” 248 jobs

πŸ’Ό Sales / GTM
86
πŸ’» Engineering
44
πŸ“£ Marketing
13
πŸ“‹ Product
8
πŸ“Š Data
6
πŸ‘€ HR / People
6
🧠 ML / AI
5
🎨 Design
2
βš–οΈ Legal
2
βš™οΈ Operations
2
🎧 Support
2
πŸ’° Finance
1

Samsara β€” 385 jobs

πŸ’Ό Sales / GTM
178
πŸ’» Engineering
54
πŸ“‹ Product
41
πŸ“£ Marketing
10
🧠 ML / AI
10
πŸ“Š Data
8
🎧 Support
5
πŸ‘€ HR / People
3
βš™οΈ Operations
3
🎨 Design
2
βš–οΈ Legal
2

Doctolib scores 3.7/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.7 work-life balance rating. Samsara scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.

Both companies share these culture values: Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact, Ship Fast & Iterate. Doctolib also emphasizes Mission-Driven. Samsara also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity.

On the hiring front, Doctolib has 248 open roles and Samsara has 385 open roles.