Decagon
Small (~210)
Elastic
Large (~4,000)
Best For
Decagon
Best for: Builders who want to ship AI customer support agents directly to F500 customers with technical founders deeply involved
Elastic
Best for: Professionals interested in Elastic
Ratings
DecagonElastic
3.9
4.0
Overall
3.7
4.1
Work-Life Balance
3.8
4.1
Culture & Values
3.2
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.7
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.7
3.8
Career Opps
👍 75% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Jesse Zhang)
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Decagon only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact
Elastic only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance📡 Async-First
Shared
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Pros & Cons
Decagon
- Strong engineering-driven culture with technical founders still deeply involved
- Ship meaningful AI features to enterprise customers every week
- Intense workload and high expectations — not a typical 40-hour week
- SF-centric; most roles expect in-office presence
Elastic
- Fully distributed from day one — genuine remote-first culture across 40+ countries
- Open-source DNA means engineers contribute to community, not just internal products
- Cross-timezone coordination means occasional early/late meetings
- Recent leadership shifts have introduced more process and oversight
Bottom Line
Decagon
Choose Decagon if you want intense builder energy at a $4.5B Series D AI agents startup with real enterprise revenue — but expect SF office-centric culture and cash comp that trails top AI labs.
Elastic
Elastic — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Open Roles
Decagon — 95 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
32
💻 Engineering
25
📋 Product
7
🧠 ML / AI
6
⚙️ Operations
3
⚖️ Legal
2
📣 Marketing
2
📊 Data
1
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
Elastic — 198 jobs
💻 Engineering
87
💼 Sales / GTM
67
📣 Marketing
8
📋 Product
7
👤 HR / People
4
🎨 Design
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
📊 Data
2
Summary
Decagon scores 3.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.7 work-life balance rating. Elastic scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 4.1 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Strong Comp & Equity. Decagon also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact. Elastic also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Open Source, Work-Life Balance, Async-First.
On the hiring front, Decagon has 95 open roles and Elastic has 198 open roles.