GitLab
Large (~2,500)
MongoDB
Large (~5,500)
Best For
GitLab
Best for: Engineers who want a fully remote, async-first culture with radical transparency
MongoDB
Best for: Professionals interested in MongoDB
Ratings
GitLabMongoDB
3.9
4.0
Overall
3.9
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.1
Culture & Values
3.8
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.5
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.7
3.8
Career Opps
👍 75% Recommend
👤 70% CEO Approval (Sid Sijbrandij)
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
GitLab only
🌐 Remote-Friendly📡 Async-First🪟 Transparent⚖️ Work-Life Balance
MongoDB only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth💎 Strong Comp & Equity🎯 Direct Product Impact
Shared
🔓 Open Source
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
MongoDB
- World-class enablement — best training programs many employees have encountered
- Competitive pay with strong equity, especially for senior roles
- No 401k match and culture has gotten more political at scale
- Work-life balance is team-dependent — some teams have long hours expectations
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.
MongoDB
MongoDB — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
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
MongoDB — 428 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
171
💻 Engineering
133
📋 Product
32
📣 Marketing
14
⚙️ Operations
9
👤 HR / People
8
💰 Finance
6
🧠 ML / AI
4
📊 Data
2
Summary
GitLab scores 3.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 work-life balance rating. MongoDB scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Open Source. GitLab also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Async-First, Transparent, Work-Life Balance. MongoDB also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth, Strong Comp & Equity, Direct Product Impact.
On the hiring front, GitLab has 195 open roles and MongoDB has 428 open roles.