Elastic
Large (~4,000)
Runway
Mid (~420)
Best For
Elastic
Best for: Professionals interested in Elastic
Runway
Best for: Creative technologists who want to pioneer AI video generation at the intersection of art and engineering
Ratings
ElasticRunway
4.0
4.5
Overall
4.1
4.0
Work-Life Balance
4.1
4.6
Culture & Values
4.0
4.3
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.4
Senior Mgmt
3.8
4.2
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 90% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Cristóbal Valenzuela)
Culture Values
Elastic only
🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance📡 Async-First💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Runway only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
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
Runway
- Pioneer in AI video generation — Gen-3 Alpha is industry-leading
- Unique blend of art and engineering — creative culture values both
- Smaller team (~420) means limited specialization — engineers wear multiple hats
- AI video generation is an increasingly competitive space
Bottom Line
Elastic
Elastic — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Runway
Choose Runway if you want to build Gen-3 Alpha at the art-meets-AI frontier — but the space is getting competitive.
Open Roles
Elastic — 198 jobs
💻 Engineering
87
💼 Sales / GTM
67
📣 Marketing
8
📋 Product
7
👤 HR / People
4
🎨 Design
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
📊 Data
2
Runway
No open roles currently listed
Summary
Elastic scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Runway 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. Elastic also emphasizes Open Source, Work-Life Balance, Async-First, Strong Comp & Equity. Runway also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth, Ship Fast & Iterate.
On the hiring front, Elastic has 198 open roles and Runway has 0 open roles.