Grafana Labs
Large (~1,700)
Snowflake
Large (~7,000)
Best For
Grafana Labs
Best for: Engineers who want open-source impact with fully remote flexibility and strong WLB
Snowflake
Best for: Professionals interested in Snowflake
Ratings
Grafana LabsSnowflake
4.1
3.7
Overall
4.3
3.4
Work-Life Balance
4.1
3.8
Culture & Values
4.0
3.7
Comp & Benefits
3.6
3.5
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.5
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Raj Dutt)
👍 74% Recommend
👤 78% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Grafana Labs only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source🪟 Transparent⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Snowflake only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
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
Snowflake
- Massive-scale distributed systems work with top-tier compensation and RSUs
- High technical bar, accessible senior leaders, and real learning opportunities
- Culture shifting under new leadership — holiday cuts and increased performance pressure
- Quarterly planning overhead and oncall load vary significantly by team
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.
Snowflake
Snowflake — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Open Roles
Grafana Labs — 149 jobs
💻 Engineering
92
💼 Sales / GTM
32
📣 Marketing
6
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Snowflake — 419 jobs
💻 Engineering
181
💼 Sales / GTM
93
📣 Marketing
29
📋 Product
22
📊 Data
14
⚖️ Legal
6
⚙️ Operations
6
🧠 ML / AI
5
💰 Finance
3
🎨 Design
2
Summary
Grafana Labs scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.3 work-life balance rating. Snowflake scores 3.7/5.0 overall with a 3.4 WLB. That’s a 0.4-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. Snowflake also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity, Ship Fast & Iterate.
On the hiring front, Grafana Labs has 149 open roles and Snowflake has 419 open roles.