GitLab
Large (~2,500)
HubSpot
Large (~8,000)
Best For
GitLab
Best for: Engineers who want a fully remote, async-first culture with radical transparency
HubSpot
Best for: People who prioritize genuine work-life balance and a transparent, inclusive culture
Ratings
GitLabHubSpot
3.9
4.3
Overall
3.9
4.1
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.5
Culture & Values
3.8
3.9
Comp & Benefits
3.5
4.1
Senior Mgmt
3.7
4.0
Career Opps
👍 75% Recommend
👤 70% CEO Approval (Sid Sijbrandij)
👍 87% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Yamini Rangan)
Culture Values
GitLab only
🌐 Remote-Friendly📡 Async-First🔓 Open Source
HubSpot only
🌈 Diverse & Inclusive🌱 Learning & Growth🕐 Flexible Hours🛡️ Safe to Fail
Shared
🪟 Transparent⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Pros & Cons
GitLab
- Best-in-class all-remote culture — truly async-first with genuine flexibility
- Radically transparent company with a public handbook and open processes
- Revenue organization has seen quota chaos and low morale
- Some leadership instability at the C-suite level
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
GitLab
Choose GitLab if you want the gold standard of all-remote work with public handbook and async processes — but expect bureaucracy at scale and comp below top-tier.
HubSpot
Choose HubSpot if you want legendary culture with real flexibility and psychological safety — but comp is below FAANG.
Open Roles
GitLab — 195 jobs
💻 Engineering
79
💼 Sales / GTM
67
📋 Product
10
⚖️ Legal
5
📊 Data
4
🎨 Design
4
📣 Marketing
4
👤 HR / People
2
⚙️ Operations
2
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
GitLab scores 3.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 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.
Both companies share these culture values: Transparent, Work-Life Balance. GitLab also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Async-First, Open Source. HubSpot also emphasizes Diverse & Inclusive, Learning & Growth, Flexible Hours, Safe to Fail.
On the hiring front, GitLab has 195 open roles and HubSpot has 191 open roles.