Datadog
Large (~6,000)
Vercel
Mid (~600)
Best For
Datadog
Best for: Engineers who want strong comp and interesting scale challenges in cloud observability
Vercel
Best for: Frontend engineers who want to shape the future of web infrastructure
Ratings
DatadogVercel
4.2
3.9
Overall
3.8
3.4
Work-Life Balance
4.3
3.8
Culture & Values
4.4
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.5
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.5
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 87% CEO Approval (Olivier Pomel)
👍 72% Recommend
👤 78% CEO Approval (Guillermo Rauch)
Culture Values
Datadog only
🌱 Learning & Growth💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Vercel only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source
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
Vercel
- Building the future of web infrastructure — Next.js, Turbopack, edge runtime
- Remote-first with strong async culture — true flexibility
- High expectations and fast pace can lead to burnout
- Leadership sets very high standards — the pace isn't for everyone
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.
Vercel
Choose Vercel if you want to build Next.js and edge runtime — but the pace is relentless and standards are sky-high.
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
Vercel — 80 jobs
💻 Engineering
29
💼 Sales / GTM
17
💰 Finance
5
📋 Product
5
📣 Marketing
4
⚖️ Legal
2
🎧 Support
2
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Datadog scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Vercel scores 3.9/5.0 overall with a 3.4 WLB. That’s a 0.3-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. Vercel also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Open Source.
On the hiring front, Datadog has 451 open roles and Vercel has 80 open roles.