Celonis
Large (~3,800)
Chainguard
Mid (~350)
Best For
Celonis
Best for: Enterprise software engineers and data scientists who want to work on process mining at scale with solid equity packages and a clear market leader position
Chainguard
Best for: Security-minded engineers who want remote-first open-source work with strong comp
Ratings
CelonisChainguard
3.8
4.5
Overall
3.8
4.2
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.3
Culture & Values
3.8
4.2
Comp & Benefits
3.6
4.1
Senior Mgmt
3.6
4.0
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Bastian Nominacher)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Dan Lorenc)
Culture Values
Celonis only
🌱 Learning & Growth🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact
Chainguard only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source⚙️ Engineering-Driven⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Shared
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Pros & Cons
Celonis
- Strong learning and development opportunities with excellent internal mobility
- Great team culture with supportive colleagues and mentorship from leadership
- Below-market compensation compared to other tech companies of similar size
- Frequent organizational changes and restructuring with poor communication from leadership
Chainguard
- Fully remote with outstanding benefits — 100% employer-paid insurance for employees and families
- Founders are practitioners who understand what engineers and security teams need
- Growing so fast that some inefficiencies exist, though improving
- Fully remote means you miss in-person interactions with teammates
Bottom Line
Celonis
Process mining market leader with decent equity and a learning culture, but at 3,800+ people expect real corporate layers — best for those who want large-enterprise scale over startup agility.
Chainguard
Choose Chainguard if you want to build supply chain security tools in a remote, open-source-first culture with strong equity — but expect a fast-moving startup pace.
Open Roles
Celonis — 175 jobs
💻 Engineering
68
💼 Sales / GTM
39
📋 Product
5
📊 Data
3
🎧 Support
3
💰 Finance
2
🧠 ML / AI
2
📣 Marketing
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Chainguard — 63 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
27
💻 Engineering
24
📣 Marketing
3
📋 Product
2
🎨 Design
1
Summary
Celonis scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Chainguard scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 4.2 WLB. That’s a 0.7-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Strong Comp & Equity. Celonis also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact. Chainguard also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Open Source, Engineering-Driven, Work-Life Balance.
On the hiring front, Celonis has 175 open roles and Chainguard has 63 open roles.