Grafana Labs
Large (~1,700)
Vanta
Large (~1,400)
Best For
Grafana Labs
Best for: Engineers who want open-source impact with fully remote flexibility and strong WLB
Vanta
Best for: Engineers and salespeople who want top-of-market comp at the category leader in security compliance and can handle a meeting-heavy, high-intensity pace
Ratings
Grafana LabsVanta
4.1
3.8
Overall
4.3
3.3
Work-Life Balance
4.1
3.9
Culture & Values
4.0
3.8
Comp & Benefits
3.6
3.6
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.6
Career Opps
👍 78% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Raj Dutt)
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Christina Cacioppo)
Culture Values
Grafana Labs only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source⚙️ Engineering-Driven🪟 Transparent⚖️ Work-Life Balance🌱 Learning & Growth
Vanta only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
None
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
Vanta
- Strong compensation rated 4.3/5 — best category score
- Market-defining product in security compliance automation
- Brutal meeting culture pushing work into nights and weekends
- Virtually no AEs hit quota — targets unrealistically high
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.
Vanta
Pays extremely well and owns its market niche, but the meeting-heavy culture and low WLB score (3.3/5) signal this is not for anyone seeking balance.
Open Roles
Grafana Labs — 129 jobs
💻 Engineering
64
💼 Sales / GTM
38
🎨 Design
5
⚖️ Legal
4
👤 HR / People
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Vanta — 169 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
73
💻 Engineering
50
📋 Product
9
🎨 Design
7
📣 Marketing
5
📊 Data
4
⚙️ Operations
2
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
Summary
Grafana Labs scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.3 work-life balance rating. Vanta scores 3.8/5.0 overall with a 3.3 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Grafana Labs has 129 open roles and Vanta has 169 open roles.