incident.io
Small (~140)
Runway
Mid (~420)
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
Runway
Best for: Creative technologists who want to pioneer AI video generation at the intersection of art and engineering
Ratings
incident.ioRunway
4.5
4.5
Overall
4.1
4.0
Work-Life Balance
4.6
4.6
Culture & Values
4.5
4.3
Comp & Benefits
4.3
4.4
Senior Mgmt
4.3
4.2
Career Opps
👍 90% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Stephen Whitworth)
👍 90% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Cristóbal Valenzuela)
Culture Values
incident.io only
🪟 Transparent🛡️ Safe to Fail🤝 Flat Hierarchy
Runway only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🌐 Remote-Friendly
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🌱 Learning & Growth⚙️ Engineering-Driven
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
Runway
- Pioneer in AI video generation — Gen-3 Alpha is industry-leading
- Unique blend of art and engineering — creative culture values both
- Smaller team (~420) means limited specialization — engineers wear multiple hats
- AI video generation is an increasingly competitive space
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.
Runway
Choose Runway if you want to build Gen-3 Alpha at the art-meets-AI frontier — but the space is getting competitive.
Open Roles
incident.io — 25 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
17
💻 Engineering
6
Runway
No open roles currently listed
Summary
incident.io scores 4.5/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Runway scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 4.0 WLB. They’re tied on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Ship Fast & Iterate, Learning & Growth, Engineering-Driven. incident.io also emphasizes Transparent, Safe to Fail, Flat Hierarchy. Runway also emphasizes Direct Product Impact, Remote-Friendly.
On the hiring front, incident.io has 25 open roles and Runway has 0 open roles.