Granola
Small (~50)
MongoDB
Large (~5,500)
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
MongoDB
Best for: Professionals interested in MongoDB
Ratings
GranolaMongoDB
4.8
4.0
Overall
4.5
3.8
Work-Life Balance
5.0
4.1
Culture & Values
4.5
4.0
Comp & Benefits
5.0
3.8
Senior Mgmt
4.7
3.8
Career Opps
👍 100% Recommend
👤 100% CEO Approval (Sam Stephenson)
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Granola only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🧩 Wears Many Hats
MongoDB only
🔓 Open Source🌱 Learning & Growth
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven💎 Strong Comp & Equity🎯 Direct Product Impact
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
MongoDB
- World-class enablement — best training programs many employees have encountered
- Competitive pay with strong equity, especially for senior roles
- No 401k match and culture has gotten more political at scale
- Work-life balance is team-dependent — some teams have long hours expectations
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.
MongoDB
MongoDB — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Open Roles
Granola — 16 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
6
💻 Engineering
4
📣 Marketing
2
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
MongoDB — 428 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
171
💻 Engineering
133
📋 Product
32
📣 Marketing
14
⚙️ Operations
9
👤 HR / People
8
💰 Finance
6
🧠 ML / AI
4
📊 Data
2
Summary
Granola scores 4.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.5 work-life balance rating. MongoDB scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.8-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Strong Comp & Equity, Direct Product Impact. Granola also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Wears Many Hats. MongoDB also emphasizes Open Source, Learning & Growth.
On the hiring front, Granola has 16 open roles and MongoDB has 428 open roles.