Does Freshworks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Freshworks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Freshworks. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Freshworks?

46% of Freshworks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Freshworks 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Freshworks?

Senior Software Engineer (164) , Software Engineer (161) , Product Specialist (96) , Lead Software Engineer (77) , Account Executive (75) , Customer Success Manager (67) , Account Manager (45) , Business Development Executive (42) , Business Development Manager (40) , Technical Account Manager (39) , Senior Account Executive (36) , Sales (31) , Technical Account Manager (TAM) (30) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (27) , Manager (25)

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

"Culture is good and office enviroment is good to go" ((in 416 reviews)); "Good work culture and it's great to balance with work and personal life." ((in 199 reviews)); "good work life balance and office." ((in 197 reviews)); "Great people trying to do their best" ((in 134 reviews)); "Free food and goodies" ((in 126 reviews))

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

"When you stuck with bad manager try to move other team or else rating and all will be affected" ((in 66 reviews)); "Poor leadership and lack of vision" ((in 61 reviews)); "No Job Security and the culture has been depricated." ((in 35 reviews)); "Needs better middle management" ((in 12 reviews)); "favoritism and partiality is the major issue" ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Freshworks layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Freshworks locations?

San Mateo , Denver , New York , San Bruno , San Francisco , Los Angeles , Madison , Bellevue , Raleigh , Austin , Dallas , Sacramento , Germantown , Fernandina Beach , Spring Hill , Boston , Hillsdale

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Freshworks

Freshworks reviews

3.3

46% would recommend to a friend

(3,062 total reviews)

Dennis Woodside

44% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

Freshworks has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,062 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Freshworks 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

3K reviews

2.0

Jun 23, 2026

Good food and benefits, but heavy politics at play

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good food Ok Compensation Medical Benefits

Cons

Lot of Internal Politics and favouritism. Biased Nature of manager against someone who is not from chennai Almost impossible to get your Task done if cross team dependency is there No onboarding or documentation support for New Joinee

4.0

Jun 22, 2026

Great environment but in transition

Regional marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Was a great working environment

Cons

The team has transitioned out

3.0

Jun 20, 2026

Average work-life balance with no major drawbacks

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not much to expect Avg work life balance

Cons

Nothing considerable to mention 1

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