Elastic
Large (~4,000)
Suno
Small (~200)
Best For
Elastic
Best for: Professionals interested in Elastic
Suno
Best for: Creative technologists who want to work at the intersection of AI and music at a rocketship hitting $300M ARR
Ratings
ElasticSuno
4.0
4.2
Overall
4.1
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.1
4.3
Culture & Values
4.0
4.2
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.0
Senior Mgmt
3.8
4.0
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 84% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Mikey Shulman)
Culture Values
Elastic only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance📡 Async-First💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Suno only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact🧩 Wears Many Hats🌱 Learning & Growth
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
Suno
- Building the leading AI music platform with 2M+ paid subscribers and explosive growth
- Creative, mission-driven team working at the intersection of AI and music
- Compensation & benefits rated 3.5/5 — below market for AI startups
- Startup growing pains — processes and structure still catching up to rapid scaling
Bottom Line
Elastic
Elastic — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Suno
Mission-driven team building the leading AI music platform with explosive growth — but startup growing pains and below-market comp for the AI space.
Open Roles
Elastic — 198 jobs
💻 Engineering
87
💼 Sales / GTM
67
📣 Marketing
8
📋 Product
7
👤 HR / People
4
🎨 Design
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
📊 Data
2
Suno — 44 jobs
💻 Engineering
21
📊 Data
3
🎨 Design
3
⚙️ Operations
3
📣 Marketing
2
🧠 ML / AI
2
📋 Product
2
💰 Finance
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
💼 Sales / GTM
1
Summary
Elastic scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Suno scores 4.2/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Elastic has 198 open roles and Suno has 44 open roles.