Celonis
Large (~3,800)
Mercury
Large (~1,300)
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
Mercury
Best for: Engineers who want product ownership and fast growth building startup banking infrastructure
Ratings
CelonisMercury
3.8
4.3
Overall
3.8
3.8
Work-Life Balance
3.9
3.9
Culture & Values
3.8
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.6
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.9
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Bastian Nominacher)
👍 79% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Immad Akhund)
Culture Values
Celonis only
No unique values
Mercury only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
🌱 Learning & Growth💎 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
Mercury
- Strong talent density with smart, motivated teammates and genuine autonomy and ownership
- Great Place to Work certified — product-first mindset with meaningful scope for every engineer
- Still figuring out how to scale processes — expect some ambiguity and shifting priorities
- Work-life balance rated 3.8/5 — periods of higher intensity during rapid growth phases
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.
Mercury
Choose Mercury if you want product ownership, fast growth, and to build banking infrastructure for startups — but expect growing pains and occasionally intense workloads.
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
Mercury — 55 jobs
💻 Engineering
13
💼 Sales / GTM
11
🎨 Design
3
⚖️ Legal
3
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
2
📣 Marketing
2
📋 Product
2
🧠 ML / AI
1
⚙️ Operations
1
🎧 Support
1
Summary
Celonis scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Mercury scores 4.3/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Learning & Growth, Strong Comp & Equity, Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact. Mercury also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Celonis has 165 open roles and Mercury has 55 open roles.