Datadog
Large (~6,000)
Replit
Small (~200)
Best For
Datadog
Best for: Engineers who want strong comp and interesting scale challenges in cloud observability
Replit
Best for: Professionals interested in Replit
Ratings
DatadogReplit
4.2
4.0
Overall
3.8
3.9
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.1
Culture & Values
4.4
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.8
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.8
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 87% CEO Approval (Olivier Pomel)
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Datadog only
🌱 Learning & Growth💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Replit only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🧩 Wears Many Hats🔓 Open Source💜 Mission-Driven
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact
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
Replit
- Exciting AI-powered developer tools — cool technology on the frontier
- Remote-friendly with high autonomy and ownership of your work
- Disorganized operations — processes can feel chaotic
- Leadership style can feel intense — high pressure to deliver
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.
Replit
Replit — 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
Replit — 78 jobs
💻 Engineering
42
💼 Sales / GTM
14
📣 Marketing
7
🎨 Design
4
📋 Product
4
📊 Data
1
💰 Finance
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Datadog scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Replit scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact. Datadog also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Strong Comp & Equity. Replit also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Wears Many Hats, Open Source, Mission-Driven.
On the hiring front, Datadog has 451 open roles and Replit has 78 open roles.