Elastic
Large (~4,000)
ElevenLabs
Mid (~600)
Best For
Elastic
Best for: Professionals interested in Elastic
ElevenLabs
Best for: AI engineers who want to push the frontier of voice synthesis at a fast-growing startup
Ratings
ElasticElevenLabs
4.0
4.2
Overall
4.1
3.6
Work-Life Balance
4.1
4.0
Culture & Values
4.0
4.2
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.5
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 78% Recommend
👤 82% CEO Approval (Mati Staniszewski)
Culture Values
Elastic only
🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance📡 Async-First💎 Strong Comp & Equity
ElevenLabs only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth
Shared
🌐 Remote-Friendly
Pros & Cons
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
ElevenLabs
- Cutting-edge AI voice technology — working on one of the most advanced products in the AI voice space
- Exceptional talent density and remote-first culture spanning 30+ countries
- Work-life balance is poor — 60+ hour weeks are the norm with constant pressure to deliver
- Leadership maturity concerns — little margin for error or professional growth
Bottom Line
Elastic
Elastic — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
ElevenLabs
Choose ElevenLabs if you want cutting-edge AI voice tech with remote flexibility — but expect intense hours and startup pace.
Open Roles
Elastic — 198 jobs
💻 Engineering
87
💼 Sales / GTM
67
📣 Marketing
8
📋 Product
7
👤 HR / People
4
🎨 Design
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
📊 Data
2
ElevenLabs — 112 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
51
💻 Engineering
15
📣 Marketing
13
⚖️ Legal
2
⚙️ Operations
2
🎧 Support
2
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
Summary
Elastic scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. ElevenLabs scores 4.2/5.0 overall with a 3.6 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Remote-Friendly. Elastic also emphasizes Open Source, Work-Life Balance, Async-First, Strong Comp & Equity. ElevenLabs also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth.
On the hiring front, Elastic has 198 open roles and ElevenLabs has 112 open roles.