GitLab
Large (~2,500)
Supabase
Small (~250)
Best For
GitLab
Best for: Engineers who want a fully remote, async-first culture with radical transparency
Supabase
Best for: Open-source developers who want full remote freedom, minimal meetings, and the autonomy to ship constantly
Ratings
GitLabSupabase
3.9
4.8
Overall
3.9
3.0
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.9
Culture & Values
3.8
4.8
Comp & Benefits
3.5
4.6
Senior Mgmt
3.7
4.6
Career Opps
👍 75% Recommend
👤 70% CEO Approval (Sid Sijbrandij)
👍 95% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Paul Copplestone)
Culture Values
GitLab only
🪟 Transparent⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Supabase only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🤝 Flat Hierarchy
Shared
🌐 Remote-Friendly📡 Async-First🔓 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
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
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.
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
GitLab — 195 jobs
💻 Engineering
79
💼 Sales / GTM
67
📋 Product
10
⚖️ Legal
5
📊 Data
4
🎨 Design
4
📣 Marketing
4
👤 HR / People
2
⚙️ Operations
2
Supabase — 42 jobs
💻 Engineering
25
💼 Sales / GTM
12
📣 Marketing
3
📋 Product
1
Summary
GitLab scores 3.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 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: Remote-Friendly, Async-First, Open Source. GitLab also emphasizes Transparent, Work-Life Balance. Supabase also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Flat Hierarchy.
On the hiring front, GitLab has 195 open roles and Supabase has 42 open roles.