Notion
Mid (~800)
Supabase
Small (~250)
Best For
Notion
Best for: Product-obsessed engineers who care deeply about craft and want to build tools that millions use daily
Supabase
Best for: Open-source developers who want full remote freedom, minimal meetings, and the autonomy to ship constantly
Ratings
NotionSupabase
4.4
4.8
Overall
4.2
3.0
Work-Life Balance
4.5
4.9
Culture & Values
4.4
4.8
Comp & Benefits
4.2
4.6
Senior Mgmt
4.2
4.6
Career Opps
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Ivan Zhao)
👍 95% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Paul Copplestone)
Culture Values
Notion only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth🪟 Transparent🌈 Diverse & Inclusive💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Supabase only
🔓 Open Source🌐 Remote-Friendly🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🤝 Flat Hierarchy📡 Async-First
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Pros & Cons
Notion
- Incredible product culture — everyone uses Notion daily and cares deeply
- Transparent leadership with accessible founders and high trust
- Fast pace can lead to burnout, especially during product pushes
- Hybrid required (3 days in-office) — not truly remote-friendly
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
Notion
Strong product culture with a beloved CEO (96% approval) and genuine design sensibility — but hybrid-required and the pace can burn people out during product pushes.
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
Notion — 142 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
70
💻 Engineering
18
📣 Marketing
9
📊 Data
5
👤 HR / People
4
⚙️ Operations
4
📋 Product
4
🎧 Support
4
💰 Finance
3
🎨 Design
2
⚖️ Legal
1
Supabase — 42 jobs
💻 Engineering
25
💼 Sales / GTM
12
📣 Marketing
3
📋 Product
1
Summary
Notion scores 4.4/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.2 work-life balance rating. Supabase scores 4.8/5.0 overall with a 3.0 WLB. That’s a 0.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven. Notion also emphasizes Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth, Transparent, Diverse & Inclusive, Strong Comp & Equity. Supabase also emphasizes Open Source, Remote-Friendly, Ship Fast & Iterate, Flat Hierarchy, Async-First.
On the hiring front, Notion has 142 open roles and Supabase has 42 open roles.