Replit
Small (~200)
Supabase
Small (~250)
Best For
Replit
Best for: Builders who thrive in chaos and want to reinvent how the world creates software with AI
Supabase
Best for: Open-source developers who want full remote freedom, minimal meetings, and the autonomy to ship constantly
Ratings
ReplitSupabase
4.0
4.8
Overall
3.9
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 (Amjad Masad)
👍 95% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Paul Copplestone)
Culture Values
Replit only
🧩 Wears Many Hats🎯 Direct Product Impact💜 Mission-Driven
Supabase only
🔓 Open Source🌐 Remote-Friendly🤝 Flat Hierarchy📡 Async-First
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Pros & Cons
Replit
- Exciting AI-powered developer tools — cool technology on the frontier
- High autonomy and ownership — mission to empower the next billion software creators
- Disorganized operations — processes can feel chaotic
- Leadership style can feel intense — high pressure to deliver
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
Replit
Bold vision and explosive growth but a dramatic 50% headcount cut in 2025 signals a high-intensity, survival-of-the-fittest culture.
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
Replit — 83 jobs
💻 Engineering
44
📣 Marketing
13
💼 Sales / GTM
9
📋 Product
4
🎨 Design
3
📊 Data
2
🎧 Support
2
⚖️ Legal
1
Supabase — 42 jobs
💻 Engineering
25
💼 Sales / GTM
12
📣 Marketing
3
📋 Product
1
Summary
Replit scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 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. Replit also emphasizes Wears Many Hats, Direct Product Impact, Mission-Driven. Supabase also emphasizes Open Source, Remote-Friendly, Flat Hierarchy, Async-First.
On the hiring front, Replit has 83 open roles and Supabase has 42 open roles.