Elastic
Large (~4,000)
n8n
Mid (~300)
Best For
Elastic
Best for: Professionals interested in Elastic
n8n
Best for: Generalist engineers who love open-source tooling, want genuine async remote flexibility, and are excited by workflow automation and the developer tools space
Ratings
Elasticn8n
4.0
4.5
Overall
4.1
4.0
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 (Jan Oberhauser)
Culture Values
Elastic only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance💎 Strong Comp & Equity
n8n only
🤝 Flat Hierarchy🪟 Transparent🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source📡 Async-First
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
n8n
- Exceptional remote-first culture with high trust, autonomy, and smart collaborative teammates
- Fast-growing open-source product with real impact — lots of ownership in a low-ego environment
- Hypergrowth means priorities shift frequently and processes are still being defined
- Startup intensity can be stressful; some concerns about product leadership direction
Bottom Line
Elastic
Elastic — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
n8n
One of the highest-rated companies on the list (4.5 Glassdoor, 90% recommend) — genuinely remote-first, async, transparent, and OSS-driven. Small headcount means limited specialization but broad ownership and real impact.
Open Roles
Elastic — 198 jobs
💻 Engineering
87
💼 Sales / GTM
67
📣 Marketing
8
📋 Product
7
👤 HR / People
4
🎨 Design
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
📊 Data
2
n8n — 42 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
17
💻 Engineering
11
📣 Marketing
3
🎨 Design
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
Summary
Elastic scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. n8n scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 4.0 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Remote-Friendly, Open Source, Async-First. Elastic also emphasizes Work-Life Balance, Strong Comp & Equity. n8n also emphasizes Flat Hierarchy, Transparent, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Elastic has 198 open roles and n8n has 42 open roles.