SolarWinds reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,463 total reviews)
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Sudhakar Ramakrishna

79% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

SolarWinds has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,463 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SolarWinds 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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2.0
Apr 25, 2018

Good company; Bad execution!!

Recommend
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Pros

The people. This company has really good people... But not all are recognized.

Cons

Politics and favouritism make the place absolutely toxic. The acquisition of two competing companies (Logicnow & N-able) was an effort to lead the market share. However the management missed the simple aspect that the employees of these two companies would never unite. This led to "Us" versus "Them" culture which gave rise to politics and favoritism. Many good people have quit on both sides and the management did very little to stop that.

1.0
Dec 5, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Free food every Wed. Free snacks and fruit.

Cons

The sales attrition rate in this company is absolutely insane. Senseless pressure is permanent even for the top performers. Money isn't good at all as the company tries really hard to pay you the absolute minimum they can. Targets are made up and set so high that nobody but a handful of people (5 out of 45) achieves them, even though you grow your markets quarter after quarter. You are being paid substandard in the industry even though you generate millions for the company. This truly is the worst sales organization with an approach that is destructive not only to the markets but also to the people. There is no work life balance, you cannot even take your holidays as it's never the right time and you are always being denied. The holiday restrictions are set in the contract, no holiday allowed during the last week of the month, and last 2 weeks end of quarter, no holidays in December whatsoever. Truth is that you cant ever get holidays and have to coordinate with your colleagues. You will end up just piling up your holidays from the previous years. Long story short, avoid this company or regret. There is no career progression at all, awful pay, crazy senior management, illogical strategist and this is just the tip of the iceberg. People leaving the company are all glad they did.

1.0
Sep 8, 2017

Ain't worth it

Anonymous employee
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Pros

You get to know the meaning of a bad manager and how you don't want to be like one

Cons

Political. Need to bow down to the boss to move up

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