Grafana Labs
Large (~1,700)
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Small (~110)
Best For
Grafana Labs
Best for: Engineers who want open-source impact with fully remote flexibility and strong WLB
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Best for: Systems engineers who want to build developer-loved cloud infrastructure with elite teammates
Ratings
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4.1
4.0
Overall
4.3
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.1
4.2
Culture & Values
4.0
3.8
Comp & Benefits
3.6
4.0
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.5
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Raj Dutt)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Erik Bernhardsson)
Culture Values
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🌐 Remote-Friendly🪟 Transparent⚖️ Work-Life Balance🌱 Learning & Growth
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🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎧 Deep Work / Low Meetings🎯 Direct Product Impact🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
🔓 Open Source⚙️ Engineering-Driven
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
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- World-class engineering team — includes creators of Luigi, Seaborn, and olympiad medalists
- High-impact product with 50x revenue growth — developers widely praise the platform
- Early-stage startup dynamics — roles shift quickly, requires high self-direction
- Limited HR infrastructure — benefits and career ladders still being developed
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.
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Choose Modal if you want world-class engineering peers and 50x revenue growth — but expect early-stage startup dynamics.
Open Roles
Grafana Labs — 149 jobs
💻 Engineering
92
💼 Sales / GTM
32
📣 Marketing
6
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Modal — 28 jobs
💻 Engineering
14
📣 Marketing
3
💼 Sales / GTM
3
🧠 ML / AI
2
⚙️ Operations
2
💰 Finance
1
Summary
Grafana Labs scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.3 work-life balance rating. Modal scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Open Source, Engineering-Driven. Grafana Labs also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Transparent, Work-Life Balance, Learning & Growth. Modal also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Deep Work / Low Meetings, Direct Product Impact, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Grafana Labs has 149 open roles and Modal has 28 open roles.