Grafana Labs
Large (~1,700)
Mercury
Large (~1,300)
Best For
Grafana Labs
Best for: Engineers who want open-source impact with fully remote flexibility and strong WLB
Mercury
Best for: Engineers who want product ownership and fast growth building startup banking infrastructure
Ratings
Grafana LabsMercury
4.1
4.3
Overall
4.3
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.1
3.9
Culture & Values
4.0
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.6
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.9
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Raj Dutt)
👍 79% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Immad Akhund)
Culture Values
Grafana Labs only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source🪟 Transparent⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Mercury only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity🧩 Wears Many Hats
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
Mercury
- Strong talent density with smart, motivated teammates and genuine autonomy and ownership
- Great Place to Work certified — product-first mindset with meaningful scope for every engineer
- Still figuring out how to scale processes — expect some ambiguity and shifting priorities
- Work-life balance rated 3.8/5 — periods of higher intensity during rapid growth phases
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.
Mercury
Choose Mercury if you want product ownership, fast growth, and to build banking infrastructure for startups — but expect growing pains and occasionally intense workloads.
Open Roles
Grafana Labs — 131 jobs
💻 Engineering
69
💼 Sales / GTM
31
📣 Marketing
15
🧠 ML / AI
4
⚖️ Legal
3
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Mercury — 48 jobs
💻 Engineering
9
💼 Sales / GTM
9
🎨 Design
4
⚖️ Legal
3
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
2
📣 Marketing
2
🧠 ML / AI
2
⚙️ Operations
2
📋 Product
2
🎧 Support
1