Celonis
Large (~3,800)
Cognition
Medium (~300)
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
Cognition
Best for: Elite engineers who want to build frontier AI coding agents and own a meaningful equity stake
Ratings
CelonisCognition
3.8
3.8
Overall
3.8
3.2
Work-Life Balance
3.9
3.9
Culture & Values
3.8
3.8
Comp & Benefits
3.6
3.6
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.6
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Bastian Nominacher)
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Scott Wu)
Culture Values
Celonis only
🌱 Learning & Growth
Cognition only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Shared
💎 Strong Comp & Equity🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact
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
Cognition
- Elite engineering team with strong equity
- Cutting-edge AI agent work
- High-intensity startup pace
- In-person SF expectations
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.
Cognition
Choose Cognition if you want world-class AI agent research (makers of Devin) with strong equity upside — but expect top-tier intensity and mandatory in-person in San Francisco.
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
Cognition — 62 jobs
💻 Engineering
21
💼 Sales / GTM
10
📊 Data
3
⚖️ Legal
2
⚙️ Operations
2
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
📣 Marketing
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
Summary
Celonis scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Cognition scores 3.8/5.0 overall with a 3.2 WLB. They’re tied on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Strong Comp & Equity, Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact. Celonis also emphasizes Learning & Growth. Cognition also emphasizes Engineering-Driven.
On the hiring front, Celonis has 175 open roles and Cognition has 62 open roles.