Grafana Labs
Large (~1,700)
Hebbia
Small (~140)
Best For
Grafana Labs
Best for: Engineers who want open-source impact with fully remote flexibility and strong WLB
Hebbia
Best for: Engineers who want a famously kind, high-EQ team building cutting-edge AI for finance and legal professionals
Ratings
Grafana LabsHebbia
4.1
4.4
Overall
4.3
3.2
Work-Life Balance
4.1
4.5
Culture & Values
4.0
4.4
Comp & Benefits
3.6
4.2
Senior Mgmt
3.8
4.2
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Raj Dutt)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (George Sivulka)
Culture Values
Grafana Labs only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source🪟 Transparent⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Hebbia only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🧩 Wears Many Hats🎯 Direct Product Impact
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth
Pros & Cons
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
Hebbia
- Incredible culture and smart, kind team
- Cutting-edge AI work in finance
- Very long hours expected
- Fully in-office, no flexibility
Bottom Line
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.
Hebbia
Choose Hebbia if you want one of the most collegial cultures in AI (4.4 Glassdoor, 88% recommend) and direct impact in fintech — but expect very long hours and fully in-office, no remote flexibility.
Open Roles
Grafana Labs — 149 jobs
💻 Engineering
92
💼 Sales / GTM
32
📣 Marketing
6
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Hebbia — 32 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
10
💻 Engineering
8
📊 Data
2
🎨 Design
2
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
Summary
Grafana Labs scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.3 work-life balance rating. Hebbia scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 3.2 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth. Grafana Labs also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Open Source, Transparent, Work-Life Balance. Hebbia also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Wears Many Hats, Direct Product Impact.
On the hiring front, Grafana Labs has 149 open roles and Hebbia has 32 open roles.