incident.io
Small (~140)
n8n
Mid (~300)
Best For
incident.io
Best for: Engineers and salespeople who value a strong culture with 13 extra holidays per year and approachable, ego-free founders
n8n
Best for: Generalist engineers who love open-source tooling, want genuine async remote flexibility, and are excited by workflow automation and the developer tools space
Ratings
incident.ion8n
4.5
4.5
Overall
4.1
4.0
Work-Life Balance
4.6
4.6
Culture & Values
4.5
4.5
Comp & Benefits
4.3
4.3
Senior Mgmt
4.3
4.3
Career Opps
👍 90% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Stephen Whitworth)
👍 90% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Jan Oberhauser)
Culture Values
incident.io only
🛡️ Safe to Fail🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🌱 Learning & Growth⚙️ Engineering-Driven
n8n only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source📡 Async-First🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
🪟 Transparent🤝 Flat Hierarchy
Pros & Cons
incident.io
- Strong culture with a dedicated culture manager — values are practiced, not just stated
- Excellent compensation and benefits with strong career growth opportunities
- Rapid scaling can create instability — some report organizational growing pains
- London-centric with limited remote options for some roles
n8n
- Exceptional remote-first culture with high trust, autonomy, and smart collaborative teammates
- Fast-growing open-source product with real impact — lots of ownership in a low-ego environment
- Hypergrowth means priorities shift frequently and processes are still being defined
- Startup intensity can be stressful; some concerns about product leadership direction
Bottom Line
incident.io
Exceptional culture (4.5 stars) with genuine values, great benefits including 10% pension match, and kind colleagues — but London-centric with some layoff scars from 2024.
n8n
One of the highest-rated companies on the list (4.5 Glassdoor, 90% recommend) — genuinely remote-first, async, transparent, and OSS-driven. Small headcount means limited specialization but broad ownership and real impact.
Open Roles
incident.io — 27 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
20
💻 Engineering
6
n8n — 43 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
21
💻 Engineering
10
🎨 Design
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
📣 Marketing
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
incident.io scores 4.5/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. n8n scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 4.0 WLB. They’re tied on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Transparent, Flat Hierarchy. incident.io also emphasizes Safe to Fail, Ship Fast & Iterate, Learning & Growth, Engineering-Driven. n8n also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Open Source, Async-First, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, incident.io has 27 open roles and n8n has 43 open roles.