Semrush reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(595 total reviews)
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Bill Wagner

83% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Semrush has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 595 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Semrush employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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595 reviews
1.0
Jun 25, 2020

Bunch of lies

Recommend
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Pros

The people that are in the US offices are great friends and awesome to work with.

Cons

I worked here and I can tell from these comments and the recent dates that these are all BS just to get their rankings up. You can tell by the dates and all the same locations....I mean that makes sense though since that is what SEMrush "overseas" truly cares about. There is no such thing as company values, company culture, growth opportunities, career development talks or anything. Don't even waste your time because if you don't have a "title" you don't mean anything. Leadership, which does not include just the chief executives but all of the puppeteers over in the Russia office do not care for anyone in the US office. Which is actually sad to say. They make this very clear as they do not include the US employees in meetings, decision, or anything at that point. If you doing get the privileged to attend something of value, your "colleagues" overseas and the Leadership have a tendency of putting you down or laughing in your face and they will literally talk Russian during meetings, in the hallways, and right in front of your face. Knowing that they are pointing, smirking and talking about you. Multiple times during your work day the employees get a sense of "what am I doing wrong", "I don't get it", "am I going to get fired"...it's extremely frustrating and then you realize that the offices oversea want you to feel this way. They have the CEO in their pockets and say it is a U.S. based company but the everything is still happening overseas. The turn over is ridiculous and now that I am out, I would not recommend the experience to anyone.

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Semrush Response
5y
Thank you for your feedback. It’s really important for us to hear all opinions about our company. We are sorry that you have such thoughts. Everyone in our company has the ability to come up with an idea and discuss it with his/her team, lead, head, or even CEO. It doesn’t matter what title or experience you have. It also doesn’t matter in which location you are. If you have any additional questions or concerns, please, don’t hesitate to contact us directly hr@semrush.com.
1.0
Mar 24, 2025

Harassment disguised as a company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Learn to grow thick skin

Cons

The "HR" and Sr. Management at Semrush allow for a workplace of pure harassment, bullying, and toxicity. HR: You only see HR after someone is fired with no explanation. They are not trained whatsoever in HR and you will find that out when your W2's come. If you report behavior of bullying (being cursed at, etc.) to HR nothing is done other than being gaslit. The company is understaffed and I often found myself doing the job of 3 people. Advice to HR: Stop placing employees on PIPs that are riddled with lies. Sr. Management: I have no idea where to begin. They are all ineffective and thrive off of a scared, toxic culture. It's all about internal politics. I've never experienced harassment and bullying like that in my life, and I will ensure I do not ever again.

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Semrush Response
1y
Dear Sender, While we understand that being placed on a Performance Improvement Plan can be a stressful experience—and may sometimes feel like a reflection of a toxic environment—we believe it's important to have full context before commenting on individual cases. Allegations of harassment or bullying are taken very seriously at Semrush. If you experienced such behavior, we encourage you to report it through our employee hotline or contact us directly at compliance@semrush.com so we can properly review the situation. Thank you in advance! Yours, the Semrush Team
3.0
Mar 16, 2024

Seek Elsewhere

Recommend
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Pros

Great office management team and office culture Very collaborative between team members

Cons

Since going public this company more specifically its sales teams have taking a nosedive Constant layoffs with most of the global sales team being let go. Corporate cronies only care about dollar signs Half of the offices have been let go. With the state of the economy and tech sales in general I assume it won’t be done yet.

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Semrush Response
2y
Dear Colleague, Thank you for the feedback. We understand that all changes can make people worried and insecure; but sometimes they are needed as an opportunity to drive the business to success. Apologies for any inconvenience caused, and thank you once again for sharing your opinion here! Yours, the Semrush Team
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