Elastic
Large (~4,000)
Mistral AI
Small (~100)
Best For
Elastic
Best for: Professionals interested in Elastic
Mistral AI
Best for: Researchers who want to build open-weight models at a fast-moving European AI lab
Ratings
ElasticMistral AI
4.0
4.0
Overall
4.1
3.6
Work-Life Balance
4.1
4.2
Culture & Values
4.0
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.5
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 80% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Arthur Mensch)
Culture Values
Elastic only
🌐 Remote-Friendly⚖️ Work-Life Balance📡 Async-First💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Mistral AI only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ Engineering-Driven🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
🔓 Open Source
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
Mistral AI
- Small team punching way above weight — Mixtral, Mistral Large
- European AI champion with strong research DNA
- Very early-stage — processes are minimal
- Paris-centric with limited remote options
Bottom Line
Elastic
Elastic — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Mistral AI
Choose Mistral if you want small-team impact at Europe's top AI lab — but expect minimal process and Paris-first culture.
Open Roles
Elastic — 198 jobs
💻 Engineering
87
💼 Sales / GTM
67
📣 Marketing
8
📋 Product
7
👤 HR / People
4
🎨 Design
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
📊 Data
2
Mistral AI — 150 jobs
💻 Engineering
51
💼 Sales / GTM
14
🧠 ML / AI
13
⚖️ Legal
11
📋 Product
8
👤 HR / People
7
📣 Marketing
6
⚙️ Operations
4
💰 Finance
3
📊 Data
2
🎨 Design
2
Summary
Elastic scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Mistral AI scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.6 WLB. They’re tied on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Open Source. Elastic also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Work-Life Balance, Async-First, Strong Comp & Equity. Mistral AI also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Engineering-Driven, Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Elastic has 198 open roles and Mistral AI has 150 open roles.