Glean
Large (~1,475)
Vanta
Large (~1,400)
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
Vanta
Best for: Engineers and salespeople who want top-of-market comp at the category leader in security compliance and can handle a meeting-heavy, high-intensity pace
Ratings
GleanVanta
4.2
3.8
Overall
3.8
3.3
Work-Life Balance
4.3
3.9
Culture & Values
4.2
3.8
Comp & Benefits
4.0
3.6
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.6
Career Opps
👍 84% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Arvind Jain)
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Christina Cacioppo)
Culture Values
Glean only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🪟 Transparent
Vanta only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
🎯 Direct Product Impact🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
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
Vanta
- Strong compensation rated 4.3/5 — best category score
- Market-defining product in security compliance automation
- Brutal meeting culture pushing work into nights and weekends
- Virtually no AEs hit quota — targets unrealistically high
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.
Vanta
Pays extremely well and owns its market niche, but the meeting-heavy culture and low WLB score (3.3/5) signal this is not for anyone seeking balance.
Open Roles
Glean — 180 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
62
💻 Engineering
38
📋 Product
15
👤 HR / People
7
⚙️ Operations
6
🎨 Design
5
📣 Marketing
5
🧠 ML / AI
5
📊 Data
1
💰 Finance
1
Vanta — 166 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
78
💻 Engineering
50
📋 Product
8
🎨 Design
6
📣 Marketing
6
📊 Data
2
⚙️ Operations
2
💰 Finance
1
⚖️ Legal
1
Summary
Glean scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Vanta scores 3.8/5.0 overall with a 3.3 WLB. That’s a 0.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Direct Product Impact, Ship Fast & Iterate. Glean also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth, Transparent. Vanta also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Glean has 180 open roles and Vanta has 166 open roles.