Granola
Small (~50)
Mercury
Large (~1,300)
Best For
Granola
Best for: Craft-focused generalists who love native macOS development and want to build a consumer-quality AI product people genuinely love
Mercury
Best for: Engineers who want product ownership and fast growth building startup banking infrastructure
Ratings
GranolaMercury
4.8
4.3
Overall
4.5
3.8
Work-Life Balance
5.0
3.9
Culture & Values
4.5
4.0
Comp & Benefits
5.0
3.8
Senior Mgmt
4.7
3.9
Career Opps
👍 100% Recommend
👤 100% CEO Approval (Sam Stephenson)
👍 79% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Immad Akhund)
Culture Values
Granola only
No unique values
Mercury only
🌱 Learning & Growth
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity🎯 Direct Product Impact🧩 Wears Many Hats
Pros & Cons
Granola
- Users absolutely love the product — everyone at Granola genuinely cares about quality
- Plenty of opportunities to work on things that make a real difference on a small team
- 5 days in office by default (with flexibility for life circumstances)
- Small team, so things can be busy — you'll wear many hats
Mercury
- Strong talent density with smart, motivated teammates and genuine autonomy and ownership
- Great Place to Work certified — product-first mindset with meaningful scope for every engineer
- Still figuring out how to scale processes — expect some ambiguity and shifting priorities
- Work-life balance rated 3.8/5 — periods of higher intensity during rapid growth phases
Bottom Line
Granola
Choose Granola if you want to work on one of the most loved AI products with a small, London-based, in-office team obsessed with craft — but note the 5-days-in-office policy is explicit and non-negotiable.
Mercury
Choose Mercury if you want product ownership, fast growth, and to build banking infrastructure for startups — but expect growing pains and occasionally intense workloads.
Open Roles
Granola — 16 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
6
💻 Engineering
4
📣 Marketing
2
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Mercury — 70 jobs
💻 Engineering
15
💼 Sales / GTM
13
👤 HR / People
4
📋 Product
4
🎨 Design
3
⚖️ Legal
3
⚙️ Operations
3
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
2
📣 Marketing
2
🧠 ML / AI
1
🎧 Support
1
Summary
Granola scores 4.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.5 work-life balance rating. Mercury scores 4.3/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Strong Comp & Equity, Direct Product Impact, Wears Many Hats. Mercury also emphasizes Learning & Growth.
On the hiring front, Granola has 16 open roles and Mercury has 70 open roles.