n8n
Mid (~300)
Perplexity AI
Mid (~500)
Best For
n8n
Best for: Generalist engineers who love open-source tooling, want genuine async remote flexibility, and are excited by workflow automation and the developer tools space
Perplexity AI
Best for: Builders who thrive on speed and want massive user-facing impact at a rocketship
Ratings
n8nPerplexity AI
4.5
4.7
Overall
4.0
3.3
Work-Life Balance
4.6
4.8
Culture & Values
4.5
4.5
Comp & Benefits
4.3
4.5
Senior Mgmt
4.3
4.2
Career Opps
👍 90% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Jan Oberhauser)
👍 92% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Aravind Srinivas)
Culture Values
n8n only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source🤝 Flat Hierarchy🪟 Transparent📡 Async-First🧩 Wears Many Hats
Perplexity AI only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact💎 Strong Comp & Equity🌱 Learning & Growth
Shared
None
Pros & Cons
n8n
- Exceptional remote-first culture with high trust, autonomy, and smart collaborative teammates
- Fast-growing open-source product with real impact — lots of ownership in a low-ego environment
- Hypergrowth means priorities shift frequently and processes are still being defined
- Startup intensity can be stressful; some concerns about product leadership direction
Perplexity AI
- Fastest-growing AI product — real users, real revenue, genuine product-market fit
- Small team, massive impact per engineer — your work ships to millions quickly
- Startup intensity — expect long hours and high expectations
- Growing pains as the team scales — roles and responsibilities shift frequently
Bottom Line
n8n
One of the highest-rated companies on the list (4.5 Glassdoor, 90% recommend) — genuinely remote-first, async, transparent, and OSS-driven. Small headcount means limited specialization but broad ownership and real impact.
Perplexity AI
Choose Perplexity if you want the fastest-growing AI product and huge per-engineer impact — but expect startup intensity.
Open Roles
n8n — 43 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
21
💻 Engineering
10
🎨 Design
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
📣 Marketing
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Perplexity AI — 75 jobs
💻 Engineering
41
🧠 ML / AI
7
📊 Data
5
⚖️ Legal
4
⚙️ Operations
3
💼 Sales / GTM
3
📣 Marketing
2
🎧 Support
2
Summary
n8n scores 4.5/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.0 work-life balance rating. Perplexity AI scores 4.7/5.0 overall with a 3.3 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, n8n has 43 open roles and Perplexity AI has 75 open roles.