incident.io
Small (~140)
Vercel
Mid (~600)
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
Vercel
Best for: Frontend engineers who want to shape the future of web infrastructure
Ratings
incident.ioVercel
4.5
3.9
Overall
4.1
3.4
Work-Life Balance
4.6
3.8
Culture & Values
4.5
4.0
Comp & Benefits
4.3
3.5
Senior Mgmt
4.3
3.5
Career Opps
👍 90% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Stephen Whitworth)
👍 72% Recommend
👤 78% CEO Approval (Guillermo Rauch)
Culture Values
incident.io only
🪟 Transparent🛡️ Safe to Fail🌱 Learning & Growth🤝 Flat Hierarchy
Vercel only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🔓 Open Source
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ 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
Vercel
- Building the future of web infrastructure — Next.js, Turbopack, edge runtime
- Strong open-source culture — Next.js, Turbopack, and SWC used by millions
- High expectations and fast pace can lead to burnout
- Leadership sets very high standards — the pace isn't for everyone
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.
Vercel
Choose Vercel if you want to build Next.js and edge runtime — but the pace is relentless and standards are sky-high.
Open Roles
incident.io — 25 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
17
💻 Engineering
6
Vercel — 78 jobs
💻 Engineering
32
💼 Sales / GTM
17
💰 Finance
4
⚖️ Legal
3
🎧 Support
3
📣 Marketing
2
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚙️ Operations
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
incident.io scores 4.5/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Vercel scores 3.9/5.0 overall with a 3.4 WLB. That’s a 0.6-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Ship Fast & Iterate, Engineering-Driven. incident.io also emphasizes Transparent, Safe to Fail, Learning & Growth, Flat Hierarchy. Vercel also emphasizes Direct Product Impact, Open Source.
On the hiring front, incident.io has 25 open roles and Vercel has 78 open roles.