Celonis
Large (~3,800)
Cursor (Anysphere)
Small (~50)
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
Cursor (Anysphere)
Best for: Generalist engineers who want extreme ownership at the most-loved AI code editor
Ratings
CelonisCursor (Anysphere)
3.8
4.0
Overall
3.8
3.5
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.0
Culture & Values
3.8
4.2
Comp & Benefits
3.6
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.5
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Bastian Nominacher)
👍 85% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Michael Truell)
Culture Values
Celonis only
🌱 Learning & Growth💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Cursor (Anysphere) only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
🚀 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
Cursor (Anysphere)
- Building the most-loved AI code editor — massive developer love and daily impact
- Tiny team, extreme ownership — every person shapes the product directly
- Extremely small team = no specialists; everyone does everything
- Intense pace — the speed of shipping can be relentless
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.
Cursor (Anysphere)
Choose Cursor if you want to shape the future of AI-assisted coding on a tiny team — but the pace is relentless.
Open Roles
Celonis — 165 jobs
💻 Engineering
66
💼 Sales / GTM
48
📋 Product
3
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
📣 Marketing
1
⚙️ Operations
1
🎧 Support
1
Cursor (Anysphere) — 77 jobs
💻 Engineering
28
💼 Sales / GTM
22
📊 Data
3
🎨 Design
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
👤 HR / People
2
⚖️ Legal
2
⚙️ Operations
2
📣 Marketing
1
Summary
Celonis scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Cursor (Anysphere) scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.5 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact. Celonis also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Strong Comp & Equity. Cursor (Anysphere) also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Celonis has 165 open roles and Cursor (Anysphere) has 77 open roles.