Scale AI
Large (~1,200)
Vanta
Large (~1,400)
Best For
Scale AI
Best for: Ambitious builders who want critical AI infrastructure work serving top-tier clients
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
Scale AIVanta
3.5
3.8
Overall
2.7
3.3
Work-Life Balance
2.9
3.9
Culture & Values
3.5
3.8
Comp & Benefits
2.8
3.6
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.6
Career Opps
👍 56% Recommend
👤 60% CEO Approval (Alexandr Wang)
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Christina Cacioppo)
Culture Values
Scale AI only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth
Vanta only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
🎯 Direct Product Impact🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Pros & Cons
Scale AI
- Building critical AI data infrastructure used by OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and the US government
- Strong compensation for engineers — competitive base + equity
- Work-life balance rated 2.7/5 — long hours common during client deadlines
- Culture and values scored 2.9/5 — inconsistent management quality
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
Scale AI
Choose Scale AI if you want to build data infrastructure for OpenAI and the US government — but expect long hours and inconsistent management.
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
Scale AI — 174 jobs
💻 Engineering
61
🧠 ML / AI
26
📋 Product
14
💼 Sales / GTM
13
⚙️ Operations
8
⚖️ Legal
6
📣 Marketing
6
📊 Data
3
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
2
🎨 Design
1
🎧 Support
1
Vanta — 169 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
73
💻 Engineering
50
📋 Product
9
🎨 Design
7
📣 Marketing
5
📊 Data
4
⚙️ Operations
2
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
Summary
Scale AI scores 3.5/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 2.7 work-life balance rating. Vanta scores 3.8/5.0 overall with a 3.3 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Direct Product Impact, Ship Fast & Iterate. Scale AI also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth. Vanta also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Scale AI has 174 open roles and Vanta has 169 open roles.