Samsara
Large (~5,200)
Vanta
Large (~1,400)
Best For
Samsara
Best for: Sales and ops professionals who thrive in a high-growth public company selling real IoT hardware+software to physical industries
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
SamsaraVanta
4.0
3.8
Overall
3.9
3.3
Work-Life Balance
4.1
3.9
Culture & Values
4.0
3.8
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.6
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.6
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (Sanjit Biswas)
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Christina Cacioppo)
Culture Values
Samsara only
🌱 Learning & Growth
Vanta only
No unique values
Shared
🎯 Direct Product Impact🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Pros & Cons
Samsara
- Clear career trajectory with frequent promotions in sales
- Real-world product impact building IoT for physical operations
- Engineers rate WLB at only 2.9/5 despite company average of 3.9
- Remote work used to justify overwork including weekends
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
Samsara
Strong sales culture and real-world product impact at massive scale, but engineers report significantly worse WLB than the company average suggests.
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
Samsara — 403 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
190
💻 Engineering
54
📋 Product
38
🧠 ML / AI
12
📣 Marketing
10
📊 Data
8
🎧 Support
7
⚙️ Operations
5
👤 HR / People
3
🎨 Design
2
⚖️ Legal
2
Vanta — 169 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
73
💻 Engineering
50
📋 Product
9
🎨 Design
7
📣 Marketing
5
📊 Data
4
⚙️ Operations
2
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
Summary
Samsara scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.9 work-life balance rating. Vanta scores 3.8/5.0 overall with a 3.3 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Direct Product Impact, Ship Fast & Iterate, Strong Comp & Equity. Samsara also emphasizes Learning & Growth.
On the hiring front, Samsara has 403 open roles and Vanta has 169 open roles.