incident.io
Small (~140)
Tailscale
Small (~290)
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
Tailscale
Best for: Systems engineers who value location-equal pay, generous parental leave, and working on deeply technical networking problems
Ratings
incident.ioTailscale
4.5
4.4
Overall
4.1
4.5
Work-Life Balance
4.6
4.5
Culture & Values
4.5
4.4
Comp & Benefits
4.3
4.2
Senior Mgmt
4.3
4.2
Career Opps
👍 90% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Stephen Whitworth)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Avery Pennarun)
Culture Values
incident.io only
🛡️ Safe to Fail🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🌱 Learning & Growth🤝 Flat Hierarchy
Tailscale only
🌐 Remote-Friendly⚖️ Work-Life Balance💎 Strong Comp & Equity🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Shared
🪟 Transparent⚙️ 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
Tailscale
- Same pay worldwide with 26 weeks parental leave and genuine work-life balance
- Brilliant, nerdy CEO who deeply understands the tech — culture is intellectual and respectful
- Career progression limited — only 3.0/5 on career opportunities
- Middle management still developing — some growing pains as the org scales
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.
Tailscale
Intellectual, engineer-led culture with same pay worldwide and 26 weeks parental leave — but career progression is limited and middle management is still maturing.
Open Roles
incident.io — 25 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
17
💻 Engineering
6
Tailscale — 52 jobs
💻 Engineering
25
💼 Sales / GTM
11
⚙️ Operations
4
📋 Product
4
📊 Data
2
🎨 Design
2
📣 Marketing
2
Summary
incident.io scores 4.5/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Tailscale scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 4.5 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Transparent, Engineering-Driven. incident.io also emphasizes Safe to Fail, Ship Fast & Iterate, Learning & Growth, Flat Hierarchy. Tailscale also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Work-Life Balance, Strong Comp & Equity, Diverse & Inclusive.
On the hiring front, incident.io has 25 open roles and Tailscale has 52 open roles.