Glean
Large (~1,475)
Grafana Labs
Large (~1,700)
Best For
Glean
Best for: AI engineers who want to work on enterprise search with ex-Google leadership and don't mind below-market base pay offset by strong equity upside
Grafana Labs
Best for: Engineers who want open-source impact with fully remote flexibility and strong WLB
Ratings
GleanGrafana Labs
4.2
4.1
Overall
3.8
4.3
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.1
Culture & Values
4.2
4.0
Comp & Benefits
4.0
3.6
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.8
Career Opps
👍 84% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Arvind Jain)
👍 78% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Raj Dutt)
Culture Values
Glean only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Grafana Labs only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🪟 Transparent
Pros & Cons
Glean
- World-class AI talent — learn from ex-Google leadership on cutting-edge enterprise search
- Transparent collaborative culture with strong career growth
- Below-market compensation — comp rated only 3.6/5
- Sales org has high churn and toxicity problems in EMEA and US
Grafana Labs
- 100% remote-first across 40+ countries with generous PTO (~30 days) and mandatory shutdown days
- Engineers rate it 4.9/5 — absurdly talented colleagues with strong open-source culture
- Career progression above staff level can be challenging with limited upward mobility
- Product management is sometimes marginalized with engineers holding disproportionate power
Bottom Line
Glean
Top-tier AI engineering talent and explosive growth, but comp lags peers and the sales org has churn problems — the engineering side is the real draw.
Grafana Labs
Choose Grafana Labs if you want deep open-source impact, fully remote flexibility, and excellent WLB — but expect limited career progression above staff level.
Open Roles
Glean — 196 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
68
💻 Engineering
42
📋 Product
16
📣 Marketing
10
👤 HR / People
8
🧠 ML / AI
6
🎨 Design
5
📊 Data
3
⚙️ Operations
3
Grafana Labs — 129 jobs
💻 Engineering
64
💼 Sales / GTM
38
🎨 Design
5
⚖️ Legal
4
👤 HR / People
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Glean scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Grafana Labs scores 4.1/5.0 overall with a 4.3 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth, Transparent. Glean also emphasizes Direct Product Impact, Ship Fast & Iterate. Grafana Labs also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Open Source, Work-Life Balance.
On the hiring front, Glean has 196 open roles and Grafana Labs has 129 open roles.