Elastic
Large (~4,000)
Vercel
Mid (~600)
Best For
Elastic
Best for: Professionals interested in Elastic
Vercel
Best for: Frontend engineers who want to shape the future of web infrastructure
Ratings
ElasticVercel
4.0
3.9
Overall
4.1
3.4
Work-Life Balance
4.1
3.8
Culture & Values
4.0
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.5
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.5
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 72% Recommend
👤 78% CEO Approval (Guillermo Rauch)
Culture Values
Elastic only
🌐 Remote-Friendly⚖️ Work-Life Balance📡 Async-First💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Vercel only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact
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
Vercel
- Building the future of web infrastructure — Next.js, Turbopack, edge runtime
- Strong open-source culture — Next.js, Turbopack, and SWC used by millions
- High expectations and fast pace can lead to burnout
- Leadership sets very high standards — the pace isn't for everyone
Bottom Line
Elastic
Elastic — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Vercel
Choose Vercel if you want to build Next.js and edge runtime — but the pace is relentless and standards are sky-high.
Open Roles
Elastic — 198 jobs
💻 Engineering
87
💼 Sales / GTM
67
📣 Marketing
8
📋 Product
7
👤 HR / People
4
🎨 Design
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
📊 Data
2
Vercel — 78 jobs
💻 Engineering
32
💼 Sales / GTM
17
💰 Finance
4
⚖️ Legal
3
🎧 Support
3
📣 Marketing
2
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚙️ Operations
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
Elastic scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Vercel scores 3.9/5.0 overall with a 3.4 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. Vercel also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact.
On the hiring front, Elastic has 198 open roles and Vercel has 78 open roles.