Elastic
Large (~4,000)
Pylon
Small (~70)
Best For
Elastic
Best for: Professionals interested in Elastic
Pylon
Best for: Early-career engineers who want YC-style startup intensity and direct product ownership at a small, fast-moving team
Ratings
ElasticPylon
4.0
3.0
Overall
4.1
3.5
Work-Life Balance
4.1
3.1
Culture & Values
4.0
3.0
Comp & Benefits
3.8
2.8
Senior Mgmt
3.8
2.8
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 60% Recommend
👤 63% CEO Approval (Marty Kausas)
Culture Values
Elastic only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance📡 Async-First💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Pylon only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🧩 Wears Many Hats🎯 Direct Product Impact
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
Pylon
- YC + a16z backed with strong product-market fit in B2B customer support
- Small team with outsized ownership — every engineer directly shapes the product
- Polarized reviews — aggressive culture reported by some employees
- Very early-stage with minimal processes — only 4 Glassdoor reviews
Bottom Line
Elastic
Elastic — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Pylon
Small YC + a16z-backed team with strong product-market fit in B2B support — but polarized Glassdoor reviews flag an aggressive culture and minimal processes.
Open Roles
Elastic — 198 jobs
💻 Engineering
87
💼 Sales / GTM
67
📣 Marketing
8
📋 Product
7
👤 HR / People
4
🎨 Design
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
📊 Data
2
Pylon — 31 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
11
💻 Engineering
10
🎨 Design
3
📣 Marketing
2
👤 HR / People
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
Elastic scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Pylon scores 3.0/5.0 overall with a 3.5 WLB. That’s a 1.0-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Elastic has 198 open roles and Pylon has 31 open roles.