Granola
Small (~50)
PostHog
Small (~170)
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
PostHog
Best for: Self-directed engineers who want radical transparency, no meetings, and full ownership of their product area
Ratings
GranolaPostHog
4.8
4.3
Overall
4.5
4.5
Work-Life Balance
5.0
4.4
Culture & Values
4.5
4.3
Comp & Benefits
5.0
4.1
Senior Mgmt
4.7
4.1
Career Opps
👍 100% Recommend
👤 100% CEO Approval (Sam Stephenson)
👍 86% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (James Hawkins)
Culture Values
Granola only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity🎯 Direct Product Impact
PostHog only
🔓 Open Source🪟 Transparent📡 Async-First🌐 Remote-Friendly🤝 Flat Hierarchy
Shared
🧩 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
PostHog
- Extreme transparency — public handbook, open-source everything, radical autonomy
- Generous compensation with competitive pay, equity, and home office budget
- Small team means limited career progression paths
- Top-down decision-making can sometimes override team input
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.
PostHog
Radically transparent open-source culture with 2-3 person autonomous teams, no deadlines, and a public handbook — ideal if you're self-motivated, tough if you need structure.
Open Roles
Granola — 16 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
6
💻 Engineering
4
📣 Marketing
2
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
PostHog — 14 jobs
💻 Engineering
6
💼 Sales / GTM
3
📋 Product
1
Summary
Granola scores 4.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.5 work-life balance rating. PostHog scores 4.3/5.0 overall with a 4.5 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Wears Many Hats. Granola also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Strong Comp & Equity, Direct Product Impact. PostHog also emphasizes Open Source, Transparent, Async-First, Remote-Friendly, Flat Hierarchy.
On the hiring front, Granola has 16 open roles and PostHog has 14 open roles.