Elastic
Large (~4,000)
Together AI
Small (~150)
Best For
Elastic
Best for: Professionals interested in Elastic
Together AI
Best for: Open-source AI infrastructure builders who want research-level impact at a startup
Ratings
ElasticTogether AI
4.0
4.1
Overall
4.1
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.1
4.3
Culture & Values
4.0
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.0
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.8
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Vipul Ved Prakash)
Culture Values
Elastic only
🌐 Remote-Friendly⚖️ Work-Life Balance📡 Async-First💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Together AI only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
🔓 Open Source
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
Together AI
- Open-source AI infrastructure — real mission alignment, not just marketing
- Small team with outsized research output; your work has direct impact
- Early-stage means wearing many hats constantly — not for specialists
- Limited career ladder; growth paths are still being defined
Bottom Line
Elastic
Elastic — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Together AI
Choose Together AI if you want real open-source mission with outsized research output — but expect to wear many hats.
Open Roles
Elastic — 198 jobs
💻 Engineering
87
💼 Sales / GTM
67
📣 Marketing
8
📋 Product
7
👤 HR / People
4
🎨 Design
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
📊 Data
2
Together AI — 49 jobs
💻 Engineering
19
🧠 ML / AI
9
📊 Data
4
📋 Product
3
🎧 Support
3
📣 Marketing
2
💼 Sales / GTM
2
🎨 Design
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Elastic scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Together AI scores 4.1/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Open Source. Elastic also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Work-Life Balance, Async-First, Strong Comp & Equity. Together AI also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth, Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Elastic has 198 open roles and Together AI has 49 open roles.