Datadog
Large (~6,000)
incident.io
Small (~140)
Best For
Datadog
Best for: Engineers who want strong comp and interesting scale challenges in cloud observability
incident.io
Best for: Professionals interested in incident.io
Ratings
Datadogincident.io
4.2
4.5
Overall
3.8
4.1
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.6
Culture & Values
4.4
4.5
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.3
Senior Mgmt
4.0
4.3
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 87% CEO Approval (Olivier Pomel)
👍 90% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Datadog only
🎯 Direct Product Impact💎 Strong Comp & Equity
incident.io only
🪟 Transparent🛡️ Safe to Fail🤝 Flat Hierarchy
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🌱 Learning & Growth
Pros & Cons
Datadog
- Excellent compensation and equity — stock has been a genuine wealth builder for early employees
- Strong engineering culture with smart coworkers and interesting technical challenges at scale
- Fast pace can lead to long hours and pressure to deliver, work-life balance varies by team
- Rapid growth has led to organizational growing pains and bureaucracy creeping in
incident.io
- Strong culture with a dedicated culture manager — values are practiced, not just stated
- Excellent compensation and benefits with strong career growth opportunities
- Rapid scaling can create instability — some report organizational growing pains
- London-centric with limited remote options for some roles
Bottom Line
Datadog
Choose Datadog if you want strong comp, interesting scale challenges in observability, and a fast-paced engineering culture — but expect long hours and growing bureaucracy.
incident.io
incident.io — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Open Roles
Datadog — 451 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
217
💻 Engineering
118
📋 Product
28
📣 Marketing
15
👤 HR / People
8
🧠 ML / AI
8
🎨 Design
7
⚙️ Operations
6
⚖️ Legal
3
📊 Data
1
💰 Finance
1
incident.io — 28 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
20
💻 Engineering
7
Summary
Datadog scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. incident.io scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 4.1 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Learning & Growth. Datadog also emphasizes Direct Product Impact, Strong Comp & Equity. incident.io also emphasizes Transparent, Safe to Fail, Flat Hierarchy.
On the hiring front, Datadog has 451 open roles and incident.io has 28 open roles.