Vanta
Large (~1,400)
Weaviate
Small (~110)
Best For
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
Weaviate
Best for: Engineers who want open-source vector database work with true remote-first, async culture
Ratings
VantaWeaviate
3.8
4.3
Overall
3.3
4.2
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.5
Culture & Values
3.8
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.6
4.2
Senior Mgmt
3.6
4.0
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Christina Cacioppo)
👍 85% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Bob van Luijt)
Culture Values
Vanta only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Weaviate only
🌐 Remote-Friendly📡 Async-First🤝 Flat Hierarchy🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance🌈 Diverse & Inclusive🛡️ Safe to Fail
Shared
None
Pros & Cons
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
Weaviate
- Excellent remote-first culture — async workflows, timezone respect, and high autonomy
- Flat, ego-free culture — your voice is heard from day 1 regardless of title
- Time zone challenges inherent to a fully distributed global team
- Startup growing pains — processes still being established, things evolve quickly
Bottom Line
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.
Weaviate
Choose Weaviate if you want excellent remote culture with flat hierarchy and open-source mission — but expect startup growing pains.
Open Roles
Vanta — 169 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
73
💻 Engineering
50
📋 Product
9
🎨 Design
7
📣 Marketing
5
📊 Data
4
⚙️ Operations
2
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
Weaviate — 5 jobs
💻 Engineering
3
💼 Sales / GTM
2
Summary
Vanta scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.3 work-life balance rating. Weaviate scores 4.3/5.0 overall with a 4.2 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Vanta has 169 open roles and Weaviate has 5 open roles.