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Stockholders' Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
Summary of Common Stock Reserved for Future Issuance | The Company has reserved the following shares of common stock for future issuance (in thousands):
| December 31, 2025 |  | December 31, 2024
2014 Stock Plan: |  |  |
Options outstanding | 15,095 |  | 23,143
Restricted stock units outstanding | — |  | 278
2021 Equity Incentive Plan: |  |  |
Options outstanding | 23 |  | 23
Restricted stock units outstanding | 18,436 |  | 20,278
Remaining shares available for future issuance | 49,260 |  | 44,280
2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan | 12,067 |  | 10,138
Total | 94,881 |  | 98,140
Summary of Stock Equity Award Activity | The following table summarizes stock option activity under the 2014 Plan and the 2021 Plan:
| Stock Options Outstanding
| Number of Shares (in thousands) |  | Weighted-Average Exercise Price |  | Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years) |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Balance as of December 31, 2024 | 23,166 |  | $ | 7.97 |  |  | 4.95 |  | $ | 463,750 |
Stock options exercised | (7,877) |  | $ | 7.22 |  |  |  |  |
Stock options forfeited or expired | (171) |  | $ | 17.58 |  |  |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2025 | 15,118 |  | $ | 8.25 |  |  | 3.93 |  | $ | 333,039 |
Vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2025 | 15,118 |  | $ | 8.25 |  |  | 3.93 |  | $ | 333,039 |
Vested and exercisable as of December 31, 2025 | 15,118 |  | $ | 8.25 |  |  | 3.93 |  | $ | 333,039 |
Schedule of Restricted Stock Unit Activity | The following table summarizes RSU activity under the 2014 Plan and the 2021 Plan:
| RSUs Outstanding
| Number of Shares (in thousands) |  | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested balance as of December 31, 2024 | 20,556 |  | $ | 26.97 |
RSUs granted | 16,146 |  | $ | 25.08 |
RSUs vested | (13,954) |  | $ | 27.31 |
RSUs forfeited or cancelled | (4,312) |  | $ | 27.64 |
Unvested balance as of December 31, 2025 | 18,436 |  | $ | 24.90 |
Schedule of Weighted-Average Assumptions to Estimate Fair Value of Employee Stock Purchase Rights | The fair value of employee stock purchase rights for offerings under the 2021 ESPP were estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Expected term (in years) | 0.49 - 0.99 |  | 0.50 - 1.00 |  | 0.49 - 1.00
Expected volatility | 54.4% - 84.5% |  | 51.3% - 71.2% |  | 58.5% - 79.7%
Risk-free interest rate | 3.9% - 4.3% |  | 4.5% - 5.3% |  | 5.0% - 5.5%
Expected dividend yield | 0% |  | 0% |  | 0%
Summary of Stock-Based Compensation Expense | Total stock-based compensation expense was as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Cost of revenue - subscription | $ | 26,850 |  |  | $ | 27,133 |  |  | $ | 25,620 |
Cost of revenue - services | 6,659 |  |  | 9,306 |  |  | 11,096 |
Research and development | 187,147 |  |  | 166,468 |  |  | 139,809 |
Sales and marketing | 123,135 |  |  | 134,015 |  |  | 124,568 |
General and administrative | 53,534 |  |  | 58,738 |  |  | 48,740 |
Stock-based compensation, net of amounts capitalized | $ | 397,325 |  |  | $ | 395,660 |  |  | $ | 349,833 |
Capitalized stock-based compensation | 16,623 |  |  | 19,891 |  |  | 17,943 |
Total stock-based compensation | $ | 413,948 |  |  | $ | 415,551 |  |  | $ | 367,776 |

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