Tailscale
Small (~290)
Vercel
Mid (~600)
Best For
Tailscale
Best for: Professionals interested in Tailscale
Vercel
Best for: Frontend engineers who want to shape the future of web infrastructure
Ratings
TailscaleVercel
4.4
3.9
Overall
4.5
3.4
Work-Life Balance
4.5
3.8
Culture & Values
4.4
4.0
Comp & Benefits
4.2
3.5
Senior Mgmt
4.2
3.5
Career Opps
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 72% Recommend
👤 78% CEO Approval (Guillermo Rauch)
Culture Values
Tailscale only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance💎 Strong Comp & Equity🌈 Diverse & Inclusive🪟 Transparent
Vercel only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact🔓 Open Source
Shared
🌐 Remote-Friendly⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Pros & Cons
Tailscale
- Same pay worldwide with 26 weeks parental leave and genuine work-life balance
- Brilliant, nerdy CEO who deeply understands the tech — culture is intellectual and respectful
- Career progression limited — only 3.0/5 on career opportunities
- Middle management still developing — some growing pains as the org scales
Vercel
- Building the future of web infrastructure — Next.js, Turbopack, edge runtime
- Remote-first with strong async culture — true flexibility
- High expectations and fast pace can lead to burnout
- Leadership sets very high standards — the pace isn't for everyone
Bottom Line
Tailscale
Tailscale — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Vercel
Choose Vercel if you want to build Next.js and edge runtime — but the pace is relentless and standards are sky-high.
Open Roles
Tailscale — 36 jobs
💻 Engineering
25
📋 Product
4
📊 Data
2
📣 Marketing
2
💼 Sales / GTM
1
Vercel — 79 jobs
💻 Engineering
32
💼 Sales / GTM
17
📋 Product
5
💰 Finance
4
📣 Marketing
4
🎨 Design
2
⚖️ Legal
2
👤 HR / People
1
⚙️ Operations
1