Elastic
Large (~4,000)
incident.io
Small (~140)
Best For
Elastic
Best for: Professionals interested in Elastic
incident.io
Best for: Engineers and salespeople who value a strong culture with 13 extra holidays per year and approachable, ego-free founders
Ratings
Elasticincident.io
4.0
4.5
Overall
4.1
4.1
Work-Life Balance
4.1
4.6
Culture & Values
4.0
4.5
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.3
Senior Mgmt
3.8
4.3
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 90% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Stephen Whitworth)
Culture Values
Elastic only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance📡 Async-First💎 Strong Comp & Equity
incident.io only
🪟 Transparent🛡️ Safe to Fail🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🌱 Learning & Growth⚙️ Engineering-Driven🤝 Flat Hierarchy
Shared
None
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
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
Elastic
Elastic — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
incident.io
Exceptional culture (4.5 stars) with genuine values, great benefits including 10% pension match, and kind colleagues — but London-centric with some layoff scars from 2024.
Open Roles
Elastic — 198 jobs
💻 Engineering
87
💼 Sales / GTM
67
📣 Marketing
8
📋 Product
7
👤 HR / People
4
🎨 Design
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
📊 Data
2
incident.io — 25 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
17
💻 Engineering
6
Summary
Elastic scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. incident.io scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 4.1 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Elastic has 198 open roles and incident.io has 25 open roles.