Elastic
Large (~4,000)
Supabase
Small (~250)
Best For
Elastic
Best for: Professionals interested in Elastic
Supabase
Best for: Open-source developers who want full remote freedom, minimal meetings, and the autonomy to ship constantly
Ratings
ElasticSupabase
4.0
4.8
Overall
4.1
3.0
Work-Life Balance
4.1
4.9
Culture & Values
4.0
4.8
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.6
Senior Mgmt
3.8
4.6
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 95% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Paul Copplestone)
Culture Values
Elastic only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Supabase only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🤝 Flat Hierarchy
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
Supabase
- Truly open-source DNA — build products millions of developers use daily
- No-hierarchy remote culture with extreme autonomy and generous allowances
- Intense workload — more work than a single person can reasonably manage
- Work-life balance rated 3.0/5 — fast shipping pace can be relentless
Bottom Line
Elastic
Elastic — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Supabase
Egoless, fully remote culture with just one meeting per week and extreme autonomy — but the relentless shipping pace means work-life balance takes a hit.
Open Roles
Elastic — 198 jobs
💻 Engineering
87
💼 Sales / GTM
67
📣 Marketing
8
📋 Product
7
👤 HR / People
4
🎨 Design
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
📊 Data
2
Supabase — 42 jobs
💻 Engineering
25
💼 Sales / GTM
12
📣 Marketing
3
📋 Product
1
Summary
Elastic scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Supabase scores 4.8/5.0 overall with a 3.0 WLB. That’s a 0.8-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. Supabase also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Flat Hierarchy.
On the hiring front, Elastic has 198 open roles and Supabase has 42 open roles.