Glean
Large (~1,475)
HubSpot
Large (~8,000)
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
HubSpot
Best for: People who prioritize genuine work-life balance and a transparent, inclusive culture
Ratings
GleanHubSpot
4.2
4.3
Overall
3.8
4.1
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.5
Culture & Values
4.2
3.9
Comp & Benefits
4.0
4.1
Senior Mgmt
4.0
4.0
Career Opps
👍 84% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Arvind Jain)
👍 87% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Yamini Rangan)
Culture Values
Glean only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
HubSpot only
🌈 Diverse & Inclusive⚖️ Work-Life Balance🕐 Flexible Hours🛡️ Safe to Fail
Shared
🌱 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
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
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.
HubSpot
Choose HubSpot if you want legendary culture with real flexibility and psychological safety — but comp is below FAANG.
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
HubSpot — 270 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
137
💻 Engineering
44
📋 Product
19
🎨 Design
17
📊 Data
6
🎧 Support
6
🧠 ML / AI
3
📣 Marketing
2
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
Summary
Glean scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. HubSpot scores 4.3/5.0 overall with a 4.1 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Learning & Growth, Transparent. Glean also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact, Ship Fast & Iterate. HubSpot also emphasizes Diverse & Inclusive, Work-Life Balance, Flexible Hours, Safe to Fail.
On the hiring front, Glean has 196 open roles and HubSpot has 270 open roles.