Canonical reviews

3.2

49% would recommend to a friend

(440 total reviews)

Mark Shuttleworth

40% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Canonical has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 440 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Canonical employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

440 reviews
4.0
Mar 24, 2026

Good

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good company to work for

Cons

nothing to mention really. Keep taking feedback

4.0
Mar 17, 2026

Not too bad

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

decent pay, well recognized software, plenty of autonomy

Cons

not much training, ridiculous control and continued poor decision-making by the CEO

4.0
Mar 8, 2026

Good company for growth

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You get given lots of opportunities

Cons

Slow salary increase (yearly reviews)

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