n8n
Mid (~300)
Vanta
Large (~1,400)
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
Vanta
Best for: Engineers and salespeople who want top-of-market comp at the category leader in security compliance and can handle a meeting-heavy, high-intensity pace
Ratings
n8nVanta
4.5
3.8
Overall
4.0
3.3
Work-Life Balance
4.6
3.9
Culture & Values
4.5
3.8
Comp & Benefits
4.3
3.6
Senior Mgmt
4.3
3.6
Career Opps
👍 90% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Jan Oberhauser)
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Christina Cacioppo)
Culture Values
n8n only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source🤝 Flat Hierarchy🪟 Transparent📡 Async-First🧩 Wears Many Hats
Vanta only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🚀 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
Vanta
- Strong compensation rated 4.3/5 — best category score
- Market-defining product in security compliance automation
- Brutal meeting culture pushing work into nights and weekends
- Virtually no AEs hit quota — targets unrealistically high
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.
Vanta
Pays extremely well and owns its market niche, but the meeting-heavy culture and low WLB score (3.3/5) signal this is not for anyone seeking balance.
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
Vanta — 163 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
68
💻 Engineering
52
📋 Product
9
🎨 Design
6
📣 Marketing
6
📊 Data
3
⚙️ Operations
2
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
Summary
n8n scores 4.5/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.0 work-life balance rating. Vanta scores 3.8/5.0 overall with a 3.3 WLB. That’s a 0.7-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, n8n has 43 open roles and Vanta has 163 open roles.