Navan
Large (~3,500)
Supabase
Small (~250)
Best For
Navan
Best for: Professionals interested in Navan
Supabase
Best for: Open-source developers who want full remote freedom, minimal meetings, and the autonomy to ship constantly
Ratings
NavanSupabase
4.0
4.8
Overall
3.7
3.0
Work-Life Balance
4.1
4.9
Culture & Values
4.0
4.8
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.6
Senior Mgmt
3.8
4.6
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 95% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Paul Copplestone)
Culture Values
Navan only
🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Supabase only
🔓 Open Source🌐 Remote-Friendly🤝 Flat Hierarchy📡 Async-First
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Pros & Cons
Navan
- Strong career growth with managers who genuinely invest in your development
- AI-driven product with real market traction and meaningful work impact
- Frequent organizational shifts require high adaptability and resilience
- Intense workload with ambitious targets — pace isn't for everyone
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
Navan
Navan — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Supabase
Egoless, fully remote culture with just one meeting per week and extreme autonomy — but the relentless shipping pace means work-life balance takes a hit.
Open Roles
Navan — 206 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
66
💻 Engineering
34
⚙️ Operations
9
📋 Product
7
⚖️ Legal
6
💰 Finance
4
👤 HR / People
3
📣 Marketing
3
📊 Data
1
🎨 Design
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
Supabase — 42 jobs
💻 Engineering
25
💼 Sales / GTM
12
📣 Marketing
3
📋 Product
1
Summary
Navan scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.7 work-life balance rating. Supabase scores 4.8/5.0 overall with a 3.0 WLB. That’s a 0.8-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Ship Fast & Iterate, Engineering-Driven. Navan also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact, Strong Comp & Equity. Supabase also emphasizes Open Source, Remote-Friendly, Flat Hierarchy, Async-First.
On the hiring front, Navan has 206 open roles and Supabase has 42 open roles.