Supabase
Small (~250)
Synthesia
Mid (~660)
Best For
Supabase
Best for: Open-source developers who want full remote freedom, minimal meetings, and the autonomy to ship constantly
Synthesia
Best for: Engineers who want to build cutting-edge generative AI video at a fast-scaling London unicorn with a genuinely low-ego culture
Ratings
SupabaseSynthesia
4.8
4.4
Overall
3.0
4.2
Work-Life Balance
4.9
4.5
Culture & Values
4.8
4.4
Comp & Benefits
4.6
4.2
Senior Mgmt
4.6
4.2
Career Opps
👍 95% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Paul Copplestone)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Victor Riparbelli)
Culture Values
Supabase only
🔓 Open Source🌐 Remote-Friendly📡 Async-First
Synthesia only
🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🤝 Flat Hierarchy
Pros & Cons
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
Synthesia
- Low-ego supportive culture with genuine trust and ownership
- Fast-paced growth with real opportunity to develop and lead
- R&D and Product teams feel intense pressure and WLB suffers
- Promotions rare internally — new roles favor external hires
Bottom Line
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.
Synthesia
High-growth AI company with strong culture ratings and real employee trust, though R&D teams feel the pace and promotions skew toward external hires.
Open Roles
Supabase — 37 jobs
💻 Engineering
22
💼 Sales / GTM
8
📣 Marketing
3
📊 Data
1
📋 Product
1
Synthesia — 71 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
25
🎨 Design
9
💻 Engineering
9
🧠 ML / AI
5
📣 Marketing
3
🎧 Support
3
📊 Data
2
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
Supabase scores 4.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.0 work-life balance rating. Synthesia scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 4.2 WLB. That’s a 0.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Flat Hierarchy. Supabase also emphasizes Open Source, Remote-Friendly, Async-First. Synthesia also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Supabase has 37 open roles and Synthesia has 71 open roles.