Celonis
Large (~3,800)
Granola
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
Granola
Best for: Craft-focused generalists who love native macOS development and want to build a consumer-quality AI product people genuinely love
Ratings
CelonisGranola
3.8
4.8
Overall
3.8
4.5
Work-Life Balance
3.9
5.0
Culture & Values
3.8
4.5
Comp & Benefits
3.6
5.0
Senior Mgmt
3.6
4.7
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Bastian Nominacher)
👍 100% Recommend
👤 100% CEO Approval (Sam Stephenson)
Culture Values
Celonis only
🌱 Learning & Growth
Granola only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🧩 Wears Many Hats
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
Granola
- Users absolutely love the product — everyone at Granola genuinely cares about quality
- Plenty of opportunities to work on things that make a real difference on a small team
- 5 days in office by default (with flexibility for life circumstances)
- Small team, so things can be busy — you'll wear many hats
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.
Granola
Choose Granola if you want to work on one of the most loved AI products with a small, London-based, in-office team obsessed with craft — but note the 5-days-in-office policy is explicit and non-negotiable.
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
Granola — 16 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
6
💻 Engineering
4
📣 Marketing
2
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Celonis scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Granola scores 4.8/5.0 overall with a 4.5 WLB. That’s a 1.0-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. Granola also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Celonis has 175 open roles and Granola has 16 open roles.