Apollo.io
Large (~800)
Datadog
Large (~6,000)
Best For
Apollo.io
Best for: Product builders who want strong PMF and competitive comp at a sales-tech leader
Datadog
Best for: Engineers who want strong comp and interesting scale challenges in cloud observability
Ratings
Apollo.ioDatadog
4.0
4.2
Overall
3.6
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.3
Culture & Values
4.1
4.4
Comp & Benefits
3.6
3.8
Senior Mgmt
4.1
4.0
Career Opps
👍 77% Recommend
👤 81% CEO Approval (Matt Curl)
👍 80% Recommend
👤 87% CEO Approval (Olivier Pomel)
Culture Values
Apollo.io only
🌐 Remote-Friendly
Datadog only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth
Pros & Cons
Apollo.io
- Strong product-market fit — best-in-class sales intelligence platform
- Competitive compensation with RSUs, performance bonuses, and paid health insurance
- Some reports of leadership involvement in granular decisions and frequent pivots
- Work-life balance challenges under high-growth pressure
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
Apollo.io
Choose Apollo.io if you want best-in-class sales intelligence with competitive comp — but leadership can be hands-on.
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
Apollo.io — 50 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
18
💻 Engineering
12
📋 Product
5
👤 HR / People
2
📣 Marketing
2
📊 Data
1
🎨 Design
1
💰 Finance
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
🎧 Support
1
Datadog — 451 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
217
💻 Engineering
118
📋 Product
28
📣 Marketing
15
👤 HR / People
8
🧠 ML / AI
8
🎨 Design
7
⚙️ Operations
6
⚖️ Legal
3
📊 Data
1
💰 Finance
1
Summary
Apollo.io scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.6 work-life balance rating. Datadog scores 4.2/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Ship Fast & Iterate, Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth. Apollo.io also emphasizes Remote-Friendly. Datadog also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Apollo.io has 50 open roles and Datadog has 451 open roles.