Grafana Labs
Large (~1,700)
Suno
Small (~200)
Best For
Grafana Labs
Best for: Engineers who want open-source impact with fully remote flexibility and strong WLB
Suno
Best for: Creative technologists who want to work at the intersection of AI and music at a rocketship hitting $300M ARR
Ratings
Grafana LabsSuno
4.1
4.2
Overall
4.3
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.1
4.3
Culture & Values
4.0
4.2
Comp & Benefits
3.6
4.0
Senior Mgmt
3.8
4.0
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Raj Dutt)
👍 84% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Mikey Shulman)
Culture Values
Grafana Labs only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source🪟 Transparent⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Suno only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact🧩 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
Suno
- Building the leading AI music platform with 2M+ paid subscribers and explosive growth
- Creative, mission-driven team working at the intersection of AI and music
- Compensation & benefits rated 3.5/5 — below market for AI startups
- Startup growing pains — processes and structure still catching up to rapid scaling
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.
Suno
Mission-driven team building the leading AI music platform with explosive growth — but startup growing pains and below-market comp for the AI space.
Open Roles
Grafana Labs — 149 jobs
💻 Engineering
92
💼 Sales / GTM
32
📣 Marketing
6
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Suno — 44 jobs
💻 Engineering
21
📊 Data
3
🎨 Design
3
⚙️ Operations
3
📣 Marketing
2
🧠 ML / AI
2
📋 Product
2
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
💼 Sales / GTM
1
Summary
Grafana Labs scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.3 work-life balance rating. Suno scores 4.2/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.1-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. Suno also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Grafana Labs has 149 open roles and Suno has 44 open roles.