Elastic
Large (~4,000)
Vast AI
Small (~30)
Best For
Elastic
Best for: Professionals interested in Elastic
Vast AI
Best for: Scrappy generalists who want a front-row seat to the AI compute revolution
Ratings
ElasticVast AI
4.0
5.0
Overall
4.1
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.1
5.0
Culture & Values
4.0
5.0
Comp & Benefits
3.8
5.0
Senior Mgmt
3.8
5.0
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 100% Recommend
👤 100% CEO Approval (Jake Cannell)
Culture Values
Elastic only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance📡 Async-First
Vast AI only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
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
Vast AI
- Front-row seat to the AI compute revolution — demand for GPU cloud is surging
- Strong compensation and generous equity stakes for a bootstrapped startup
- Processes are still being defined — expect ad hoc workflows
- Intense workload — the team explicitly values high output
Bottom Line
Elastic
Elastic — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Vast AI
Choose Vast AI if you want perfect Glassdoor scores and generous equity at a tiny GPU marketplace — but expect startup chaos.
Open Roles
Elastic — 198 jobs
💻 Engineering
87
💼 Sales / GTM
67
📣 Marketing
8
📋 Product
7
👤 HR / People
4
🎨 Design
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
📊 Data
2
Vast AI — 9 jobs
💻 Engineering
6
🧠 ML / AI
2
Summary
Elastic scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Vast AI scores 5.0/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 1.0-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Strong Comp & Equity. Elastic also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Open Source, Work-Life Balance, Async-First. Vast AI also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Elastic has 198 open roles and Vast AI has 9 open roles.