ElevenLabs
Mid (~600)
Vanta
Large (~1,400)
Best For
ElevenLabs
Best for: AI engineers who want to push the frontier of voice synthesis at a fast-growing startup
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
ElevenLabsVanta
4.2
3.8
Overall
3.6
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
👍 78% Recommend
👤 82% CEO Approval (Mati Staniszewski)
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Christina Cacioppo)
Culture Values
ElevenLabs only
🌐 Remote-Friendly⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🤖 Ethical AI / Safety
Vanta only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
ElevenLabs
- Cutting-edge AI voice technology — working on one of the most advanced products in the AI voice space
- Exceptional talent density and remote-first culture spanning 30+ countries
- Work-life balance is poor — 60+ hour weeks are the norm with constant pressure to deliver
- Leadership maturity concerns — little margin for error or professional growth
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
ElevenLabs
Choose ElevenLabs if you want cutting-edge AI voice tech with remote flexibility — but expect intense hours and startup pace.
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
ElevenLabs — 94 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
45
💻 Engineering
15
📣 Marketing
10
⚖️ Legal
3
⚙️ Operations
3
👤 HR / People
2
🎨 Design
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
🎧 Support
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
ElevenLabs scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.6 work-life balance rating. Vanta scores 3.8/5.0 overall with a 3.3 WLB. That’s a 0.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact. ElevenLabs also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth, Ethical AI / Safety. Vanta also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, ElevenLabs has 94 open roles and Vanta has 169 open roles.