Is Avalara a good company to work for?

Avalara has an overall rating of 3.1 out of 5, based on over 1,766 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 10% over the last 12 months. 47% of employees would recommend working at Avalara to a friend and 47% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Avalara have been left by employees working as Implementation Consultant , Analyst and Customer Account Manager .

Does Avalara pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Avalara employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Avalara. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Avalara?

47% of Avalara employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Avalara 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Avalara?

Software Engineer (80) , Senior Software Engineer (69) , Tax Analyst (39) , Technical Support Engineer (38) , Account Development Representative (35) , Analyst (34) , Manager (25) , Customer Account Manager (24) , Compliance Analyst (19) , Sales (19) , Sales Executive (19) , Implementation Consultant (18) , Director (17) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (17) , Product Manager (16)

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

"Great people and teams" ((in 137 reviews)); "Good work life balance and ease of work" ((in 99 reviews)); "Benefits were good" ((in 88 reviews)); "The pay is good for starting out and if you push yourself then the pay only gets better." ((in 63 reviews)); "good work culture and place" ((in 58 reviews))

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

"Bad management from the US" ((in 72 reviews)); "Senior leadership is a bunch of talking heads and have no clue what they are doing." ((in 57 reviews)); "5. India level managers have no voice and all decisions are made by US counterparts." ((in 51 reviews)); "Constant layoffs and offshoring/outsourcing to Pune, India." ((in 46 reviews)); "Upper management is disorganized, engineering teams are sometimes neglected" ((in 21 reviews))

What are employees saying about Avalara layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Avalara locations?

Seattle , Durham , Bainbridge Island , Raleigh , Houston , Paso Robles , Chicago , Falls Church , New York , Los Angeles , Rocklin , Dallas , Denver , Austin , San Francisco , McMinnville , Elizabeth , Jersey City , Charlottesville , Culpeper , Saint Louis , Monsey , Green Bay , Scottsdale , Lincoln , Louisville , Charlotte , Fort Worth , Lewisville , Indianapolis

Avalara reviews

3.1

47% would recommend to a friend

(1,566 total reviews)

Hugo Sarrazin

35% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture & values

2.9

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

Avalara has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,566 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Avalara 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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2K reviews

1.0

Sep 8, 2024

A Formerly Magical Place to Work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Avalara will always have a wonderful place in my heart. The work can frequently be psychotic but the culture and people there are wonderful. Sadly, this culture is no more. I unfortunately cannot encourage anyone be consider Avalara due to its stellar former reputation and as a chaotic but fun place to work. Hard work will not be rewarded. You are nothing but an expense to your leadership and the company no longer strives to continue to innovate. The products are no longer the best in breed as they were for so long. It is so disappointing that I cannot in good faith give it the 5 star review that most of my time there was spent experiencing; it is Avalara in name alone now.

Cons

With its acquisition, Avalara no longer values their talented employees and see the product offering as a mature product, no longer requiring elite talent, and only focuses on reducing salary expenses. Do NOT consider Avalara if you are in Seattle as the company has intentionally been trying to reduce their Seattle presence by any means possible.

Avalara Response

1y

Thank you for writing about your experience with Avalara.

1.0

Aug 15, 2024

Company Nosediving

Account development representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Co-workers -Truly every other positive reason (and there were plenty to begin) is out of the window. Vista is tanking this company.

Cons

-Despite being hired as a hybrid / remote employee now required to be full time in office despite living over an hour away with a 4 days notice -Quotas being pushed higher and higher to the point they are unattainable so they don't have to pay -Promotional path is getting totally destroyed -Outsourcing everything possible overseas to save money -Mass Layoffs -Culture has imploded everyone is miserable -Leads are horrific -Leadership does not have employees backs

Avalara Response

1y

Thank you for your feedback. We strive to offer the best experience possible and we’re sorry we missed the mark.

1.0

Jun 3, 2024

A quiet fire company

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I have amazing co workers!

Cons

If you want to work in the midst of nepotism, favoritism, racism and a slow firing environment this is the place for you. Avalara is falsely giving low contributor ratings and PIP’s without feedback or monthly one on one’s. Instead of having a mass layoff they are firing employees without warning. This should be illegal. When I started 4 yrs ago it was the best place to work, an amazing culture. Now it has become like working in he**. Please find somewhere else to work, this is no longer a place to strive to be.

Avalara Response

2y

Thank you for writing to us and bringing your experience with Avalara to our attention. Some of what you've mentioned is alarming and we'd like to learn more. Please reach out to us at avalisten@avalara.com.

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