Celonis
Large (~3,800)
Weaviate
Small (~110)
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
Weaviate
Best for: Engineers who want open-source vector database work with true remote-first, async culture
Ratings
CelonisWeaviate
3.8
4.3
Overall
3.8
4.2
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.5
Culture & Values
3.8
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.6
4.2
Senior Mgmt
3.6
4.0
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Bastian Nominacher)
👍 85% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Bob van Luijt)
Culture Values
Celonis only
🌱 Learning & Growth💎 Strong Comp & Equity🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact
Weaviate only
🌐 Remote-Friendly📡 Async-First🤝 Flat Hierarchy🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance🌈 Diverse & Inclusive🛡️ Safe to Fail
Shared
None
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
Weaviate
- Excellent remote-first culture — async workflows, timezone respect, and high autonomy
- Flat, ego-free culture — your voice is heard from day 1 regardless of title
- Time zone challenges inherent to a fully distributed global team
- Startup growing pains — processes still being established, things evolve quickly
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.
Weaviate
Choose Weaviate if you want excellent remote culture with flat hierarchy and open-source mission — but expect startup growing pains.
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
Weaviate — 5 jobs
💻 Engineering
3
💼 Sales / GTM
2
Summary
Celonis scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Weaviate scores 4.3/5.0 overall with a 4.2 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Celonis has 165 open roles and Weaviate has 5 open roles.