n8n
Mid (~300)
Samsara
Large (~5,200)
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
Samsara
Best for: Sales and ops professionals who thrive in a high-growth public company selling real IoT hardware+software to physical industries
Ratings
n8nSamsara
4.5
4.0
Overall
4.0
3.9
Work-Life Balance
4.6
4.1
Culture & Values
4.5
4.0
Comp & Benefits
4.3
3.8
Senior Mgmt
4.3
3.8
Career Opps
👍 90% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Jan Oberhauser)
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (Sanjit Biswas)
Culture Values
n8n only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source🤝 Flat Hierarchy🪟 Transparent📡 Async-First🧩 Wears Many Hats
Samsara only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity
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
Samsara
- Clear career trajectory with frequent promotions in sales
- Real-world product impact building IoT for physical operations
- Engineers rate WLB at only 2.9/5 despite company average of 3.9
- Remote work used to justify overwork including weekends
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.
Samsara
Strong sales culture and real-world product impact at massive scale, but engineers report significantly worse WLB than the company average suggests.
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
Samsara — 385 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
178
💻 Engineering
54
📋 Product
41
📣 Marketing
10
🧠 ML / AI
10
📊 Data
8
🎧 Support
5
👤 HR / People
3
⚙️ Operations
3
🎨 Design
2
⚖️ Legal
2
Summary
n8n scores 4.5/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.0 work-life balance rating. Samsara scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, n8n has 43 open roles and Samsara has 385 open roles.