Celonis
Large (~3,800)
Tailscale
Small (~290)
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
Tailscale
Best for: Systems engineers who value location-equal pay, generous parental leave, and working on deeply technical networking problems
Ratings
CelonisTailscale
3.8
4.4
Overall
3.8
4.5
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.5
Culture & Values
3.8
4.4
Comp & Benefits
3.6
4.2
Senior Mgmt
3.6
4.2
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Bastian Nominacher)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Avery Pennarun)
Culture Values
Celonis only
🌱 Learning & Growth🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact
Tailscale only
🌐 Remote-Friendly⚖️ Work-Life Balance⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌈 Diverse & Inclusive🪟 Transparent
Shared
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
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
Tailscale
- Same pay worldwide with 26 weeks parental leave and genuine work-life balance
- Brilliant, nerdy CEO who deeply understands the tech — culture is intellectual and respectful
- Career progression limited — only 3.0/5 on career opportunities
- Middle management still developing — some growing pains as the org scales
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.
Tailscale
Intellectual, engineer-led culture with same pay worldwide and 26 weeks parental leave — but career progression is limited and middle management is still maturing.
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
Tailscale — 53 jobs
💻 Engineering
25
💼 Sales / GTM
12
📋 Product
6
⚙️ Operations
4
📊 Data
2
📣 Marketing
2
Summary
Celonis scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Tailscale scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 4.5 WLB. That’s a 0.6-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Strong Comp & Equity. Celonis also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact. Tailscale also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Work-Life Balance, Engineering-Driven, Diverse & Inclusive, Transparent.
On the hiring front, Celonis has 165 open roles and Tailscale has 53 open roles.