Grafana Labs
Large (~1,700)
Supabase
Small (~250)
Best For
Grafana Labs
Best for: Engineers who want open-source impact with fully remote flexibility and strong WLB
Supabase
Best for: Open-source developers who want full remote freedom, minimal meetings, and the autonomy to ship constantly
Ratings
Grafana LabsSupabase
4.1
4.8
Overall
4.3
3.0
Work-Life Balance
4.1
4.9
Culture & Values
4.0
4.8
Comp & Benefits
3.6
4.6
Senior Mgmt
3.8
4.6
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Raj Dutt)
👍 95% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Paul Copplestone)
Culture Values
Grafana Labs only
🪟 Transparent⚖️ Work-Life Balance🌱 Learning & Growth
Supabase only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🤝 Flat Hierarchy📡 Async-First
Shared
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 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
Supabase
- Truly open-source DNA — build products millions of developers use daily
- No-hierarchy remote culture with extreme autonomy and generous allowances
- Intense workload — more work than a single person can reasonably manage
- Work-life balance rated 3.0/5 — fast shipping pace can be relentless
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.
Supabase
Egoless, fully remote culture with just one meeting per week and extreme autonomy — but the relentless shipping pace means work-life balance takes a hit.
Open Roles
Grafana Labs — 149 jobs
💻 Engineering
92
💼 Sales / GTM
32
📣 Marketing
6
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Supabase — 42 jobs
💻 Engineering
25
💼 Sales / GTM
12
📣 Marketing
3
📋 Product
1
Summary
Grafana Labs scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.3 work-life balance rating. Supabase scores 4.8/5.0 overall with a 3.0 WLB. That’s a 0.7-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Remote-Friendly, Open Source, Engineering-Driven. Grafana Labs also emphasizes Transparent, Work-Life Balance, Learning & Growth. Supabase also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Flat Hierarchy, Async-First.
On the hiring front, Grafana Labs has 149 open roles and Supabase has 42 open roles.