PostHog
Small (~170)
Supabase
Small (~250)
Best For
PostHog
Best for: Self-directed engineers who want radical transparency, no meetings, and full ownership of their product area
Supabase
Best for: Open-source developers who want full remote freedom, minimal meetings, and the autonomy to ship constantly
Ratings
PostHogSupabase
4.3
4.8
Overall
4.5
3.0
Work-Life Balance
4.4
4.9
Culture & Values
4.3
4.8
Comp & Benefits
4.1
4.6
Senior Mgmt
4.1
4.6
Career Opps
👍 86% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (James Hawkins)
👍 95% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Paul Copplestone)
Culture Values
PostHog only
🪟 Transparent🧩 Wears Many Hats
Supabase only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Shared
🔓 Open Source📡 Async-First🌐 Remote-Friendly🤝 Flat Hierarchy
Pros & Cons
PostHog
- Extreme transparency — public handbook, open-source everything, radical autonomy
- Generous compensation with competitive pay, equity, and home office budget
- Small team means limited career progression paths
- Top-down decision-making can sometimes override team input
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
PostHog
Radically transparent open-source culture with 2-3 person autonomous teams, no deadlines, and a public handbook — ideal if you're self-motivated, tough if you need structure.
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
PostHog — 14 jobs
💻 Engineering
6
💼 Sales / GTM
3
📋 Product
1
Supabase — 42 jobs
💻 Engineering
25
💼 Sales / GTM
12
📣 Marketing
3
📋 Product
1
Summary
PostHog scores 4.3/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.5 work-life balance rating. Supabase scores 4.8/5.0 overall with a 3.0 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Open Source, Async-First, Remote-Friendly, Flat Hierarchy. PostHog also emphasizes Transparent, Wears Many Hats. Supabase also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate.
On the hiring front, PostHog has 14 open roles and Supabase has 42 open roles.