Abridge
Mid (~500)
Datadog
Large (~6,000)
Best For
Abridge
Best for: Professionals interested in Abridge
Datadog
Best for: Engineers who want strong comp and interesting scale challenges in cloud observability
Ratings
AbridgeDatadog
4.7
4.2
Overall
4.5
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.8
4.3
Culture & Values
4.7
4.4
Comp & Benefits
4.5
3.8
Senior Mgmt
4.5
4.0
Career Opps
👍 94% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 80% Recommend
👤 87% CEO Approval (Olivier Pomel)
Culture Values
Abridge only
💜 Mission-Driven
Datadog only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Pros & Cons
Abridge
- Meaningful mission transforming healthcare — 93% of employees recommend working here
- Exceptional management and blameless culture with strong career growth opportunities
- Fast-paced environment with intense weeks during major product pushes
- Hybrid co-location expected at SF or NYC hubs; not fully remote
Datadog
- Excellent compensation and equity — stock has been a genuine wealth builder for early employees
- Strong engineering culture with smart coworkers and interesting technical challenges at scale
- Fast pace can lead to long hours and pressure to deliver, work-life balance varies by team
- Rapid growth has led to organizational growing pains and bureaucracy creeping in
Bottom Line
Abridge
Abridge — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Datadog
Choose Datadog if you want strong comp, interesting scale challenges in observability, and a fast-paced engineering culture — but expect long hours and growing bureaucracy.
Open Roles
Abridge — 65 jobs
💻 Engineering
21
📊 Data
6
📋 Product
5
🎨 Design
4
💼 Sales / GTM
4
👤 HR / People
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
💰 Finance
1
📣 Marketing
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Datadog — 422 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
218
💻 Engineering
83
📋 Product
28
📣 Marketing
12
👤 HR / People
8
🧠 ML / AI
8
🎨 Design
6
⚖️ Legal
3
⚙️ Operations
3
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
1
Summary
Abridge scores 4.7/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.5 work-life balance rating. Datadog scores 4.2/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact, Strong Comp & Equity. Abridge also emphasizes Mission-Driven. Datadog also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate.
On the hiring front, Abridge has 65 open roles and Datadog has 422 open roles.