incident.io
Small (~140)
Weaviate
Small (~110)
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
Weaviate
Best for: Engineers who want open-source vector database work with true remote-first, async culture
Ratings
incident.ioWeaviate
4.5
4.3
Overall
4.1
4.2
Work-Life Balance
4.6
4.5
Culture & Values
4.5
4.0
Comp & Benefits
4.3
4.2
Senior Mgmt
4.3
4.0
Career Opps
👍 90% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Stephen Whitworth)
👍 85% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Bob van Luijt)
Culture Values
incident.io only
🪟 Transparent🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🌱 Learning & Growth⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Weaviate only
🌐 Remote-Friendly📡 Async-First🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Shared
🛡️ Safe to Fail🤝 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
Weaviate
- Excellent remote-first culture — async workflows, timezone respect, and high autonomy
- Flat, ego-free culture — your voice is heard from day 1 regardless of title
- Time zone challenges inherent to a fully distributed global team
- Startup growing pains — processes still being established, things evolve quickly
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.
Weaviate
Choose Weaviate if you want excellent remote culture with flat hierarchy and open-source mission — but expect startup growing pains.
Open Roles
incident.io — 25 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
17
💻 Engineering
6
Weaviate — 5 jobs
💻 Engineering
3
💼 Sales / GTM
2
Summary
incident.io scores 4.5/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Weaviate scores 4.3/5.0 overall with a 4.2 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Safe to Fail, Flat Hierarchy. incident.io also emphasizes Transparent, Ship Fast & Iterate, Learning & Growth, Engineering-Driven. Weaviate also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Async-First, Open Source, Work-Life Balance, Diverse & Inclusive.
On the hiring front, incident.io has 25 open roles and Weaviate has 5 open roles.