Celonis
Large (~3,800)
Decagon
Small (~210)
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
Decagon
Best for: Builders who want to ship AI customer support agents directly to F500 customers with technical founders deeply involved
Ratings
CelonisDecagon
3.8
3.9
Overall
3.8
3.7
Work-Life Balance
3.9
3.8
Culture & Values
3.8
3.2
Comp & Benefits
3.6
3.7
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.7
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Bastian Nominacher)
👍 75% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Jesse Zhang)
Culture Values
Celonis only
🌱 Learning & Growth
Decagon 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
Decagon
- Strong engineering-driven culture with technical founders still deeply involved
- Ship meaningful AI features to enterprise customers every week
- Intense workload and high expectations — not a typical 40-hour week
- SF-centric; most roles expect in-office presence
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.
Decagon
Choose Decagon if you want intense builder energy at a $4.5B Series D AI agents startup with real enterprise revenue — but expect SF office-centric culture and cash comp that trails top AI labs.
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
Decagon — 95 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
32
💻 Engineering
25
📋 Product
7
🧠 ML / AI
6
⚙️ Operations
3
⚖️ Legal
2
📣 Marketing
2
📊 Data
1
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
Summary
Celonis scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Decagon scores 3.9/5.0 overall with a 3.7 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Strong Comp & Equity, Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact. Celonis also emphasizes Learning & Growth. Decagon also emphasizes Engineering-Driven.
On the hiring front, Celonis has 175 open roles and Decagon has 95 open roles.