Elastic
Large (~4,000)
Synthesia
Mid (~660)
Best For
Elastic
Best for: Professionals interested in Elastic
Synthesia
Best for: Engineers who want to build cutting-edge generative AI video at a fast-scaling London unicorn with a genuinely low-ego culture
Ratings
ElasticSynthesia
4.0
4.4
Overall
4.1
4.2
Work-Life Balance
4.1
4.5
Culture & Values
4.0
4.4
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.2
Senior Mgmt
3.8
4.2
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Victor Riparbelli)
Culture Values
Elastic only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance📡 Async-First💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Synthesia only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🌱 Learning & Growth🤝 Flat Hierarchy🎯 Direct Product Impact⚙️ Engineering-Driven🧩 Wears Many Hats
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
Synthesia
- Low-ego supportive culture with genuine trust and ownership
- Fast-paced growth with real opportunity to develop and lead
- R&D and Product teams feel intense pressure and WLB suffers
- Promotions rare internally — new roles favor external hires
Bottom Line
Elastic
Elastic — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Synthesia
High-growth AI company with strong culture ratings and real employee trust, though R&D teams feel the pace and promotions skew toward external hires.
Open Roles
Elastic — 198 jobs
💻 Engineering
87
💼 Sales / GTM
67
📣 Marketing
8
📋 Product
7
👤 HR / People
4
🎨 Design
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
📊 Data
2
Synthesia — 76 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
24
💻 Engineering
11
🎨 Design
6
🧠 ML / AI
6
📣 Marketing
4
📊 Data
3
👤 HR / People
3
📋 Product
2
🎧 Support
2
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Elastic scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Synthesia scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 4.2 WLB. That’s a 0.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Elastic has 198 open roles and Synthesia has 76 open roles.