Does Actian pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Actian employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Actian. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Actian?

82% of Actian employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Actian 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Actian?

Senior Software Engineer (11) , Software Engineer (5) , Intern (4) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (3) , Principal Software Engineer (3) , Account Executive (2) , Director (2) , Director of Sales (2) , Manager (2) , Marketing (2) , Sales (2) , Sales Director (2) , Sales Executive (2) , Sales Manager (2) , Senior Sales Engineer (2)

What are the pros of working at Actian according to real employee reviews?

"Some really great people at the mid management and worker levels and in Ingres a database product that really works and has a loyal following." ((in 26 reviews)); "Great culture and fun place to work where the employees matter and they really care about employee sat." ((in 8 reviews)); "Solid core team in senior leadership with unproven team at executive levels" ((in 6 reviews)); "Good technology" ((in 5 reviews)); "good team when I was there, had hope in a bright future, good opportunities for individual growth" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Actian according to real employee reviews?

"Upper management is indecisive" ((in 5 reviews)); "Career path is not clear." ((in 3 reviews)); "only profitable as a result of massive layoffs" ((in 3 reviews)); "closed communication" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Actian layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Actian layoffs and their outlook for job security at Actian in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Actian locations?

Austin , Palo Alto , Redwood City , New York , Round Rock , San Francisco , Campbell , San Jose , Remote , Bloomingdale , North Aurora , Raleigh , Dallas , San Diego , Santa Clara , Sunnyvale , Denver , Boston , Greenville , Atlanta

Actian reviews

3.9

82% would recommend to a friend

(140 total reviews)

Marc Potter

100% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Culture & values

3.9

Senior management

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Compensation and benefits

Actian has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 140 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Actian employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

140 reviews

2.0

Oct 2, 2013

Need to right this ship soon

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people and interesting technology. The culture of the company from which we were acquired continues to persist....for now.

Cons

Silos of information and expertise. No real sense of leadership or long term management plan. Overlapping technologies without a road map.

3.0

Aug 22, 2024

Good people, but not the place for sales

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice coworkers & good company trips for Sales Kickoff & President’s Club.

Cons

If you are looking for a place to start a sales career, this is not the place for you. There is essentially no career growth & the timeline for career growth is constantly changing. A majority of the focus is on the Field Sales team, who have been in sales for 20+ years. The newer Commercial Sales team has been unable to truly get up off the ground for the last 2.5 years, with no real support existing for it. This leaves the younger reps across the BDR & SDR teams with nowhere to go in their career if they want to stay in sales and the BDR team does not get commission on top of this. There is also a desperate need for more sales enablement and marketing support around new business efforts.

2.0

Apr 13, 2022

A very mature company

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Highly profitable. Capable of funding new initiatives. Flexible hybrid or WFH option. Very good sales incentive compensation plans. Sales CRM works like a charm.

Cons

Extreme EBITDA focus. Sr Executives disconnected from reality below. No branding initiatives. Customers relationships are transactional.

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