Mercury
Large (~1,300)
Supabase
Small (~250)
Best For
Mercury
Best for: Engineers who want product ownership and fast growth building startup banking infrastructure
Supabase
Best for: Professionals interested in Supabase
Ratings
MercurySupabase
4.3
4.8
Overall
3.8
3.0
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.9
Culture & Values
4.0
4.8
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.6
Senior Mgmt
3.9
4.6
Career Opps
👍 79% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Immad Akhund)
👍 95% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Mercury only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth💎 Strong Comp & Equity🧩 Wears Many Hats
Supabase only
🔓 Open Source🌐 Remote-Friendly🤝 Flat Hierarchy📡 Async-First
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Pros & Cons
Mercury
- Strong talent density with smart, motivated teammates and genuine autonomy and ownership
- Great Place to Work certified — product-first mindset with meaningful scope for every engineer
- Still figuring out how to scale processes — expect some ambiguity and shifting priorities
- Work-life balance rated 3.8/5 — periods of higher intensity during rapid growth phases
Supabase
- Truly open-source DNA — build products millions of developers use daily
- No-hierarchy remote culture with extreme autonomy and generous allowances
- Intense workload — more work than a single person can reasonably manage
- Work-life balance rated 3.0/5 — fast shipping pace can be relentless
Bottom Line
Mercury
Choose Mercury if you want product ownership, fast growth, and to build banking infrastructure for startups — but expect growing pains and occasionally intense workloads.
Supabase
Supabase — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Open Roles
Mercury — 48 jobs
💻 Engineering
9
💼 Sales / GTM
9
🎨 Design
4
⚖️ Legal
3
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
2
📣 Marketing
2
🧠 ML / AI
2
⚙️ Operations
2
📋 Product
2
🎧 Support
1
Supabase — 39 jobs
💻 Engineering
23
💼 Sales / GTM
8
📣 Marketing
3
📊 Data
1
🎧 Support
1