Does SolarWinds pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SolarWinds employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SolarWinds. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SolarWinds?

70% of SolarWinds employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SolarWinds 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SolarWinds?

Sales (74) , Inside Sales Representative (71) , Account Executive (56) , Software Engineer (43) , Account Manager (37) , Technical Support Engineer (32) , Senior Software Engineer (27) , Marketing (24) , Senior Developer (20) , Software Developer (19) , Manager (17) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (15) , Sales Engineer (15) , Sales Associate (14) , Marketing Specialist (13)

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

"We worked very hard and were quite busy most of the time but the people there were great." ((in 148 reviews)); "good benefits and health care" ((in 85 reviews)); "Pay is good if you're right out of college and you can make good money there." ((in 52 reviews)); "Very flexible and good work/life balance" ((in 44 reviews)); "Great colleagues whom have been very helpful when in doubt about stuff and also quick in reply etc." ((in 44 reviews))

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

"1. Headless Managers and Directors" ((in 51 reviews)); "No training you have to learn on your own – ‘survival of the fittest’." ((in 28 reviews)); "CEO at the time was a incompetent" ((in 26 reviews)); "Upper management is a bit old" ((in 24 reviews)); "Extreme blatant favoritism and severe hypocritical attitudes are monumental issues within the company." ((in 17 reviews))

What are employees saying about SolarWinds layoffs in 2026?

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

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SolarWinds reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,457 total reviews)

Sudhakar Ramakrishna

78% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Senior management

3.5

Career opportunities

SolarWinds has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,457 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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

1.0

Jul 18, 2013

The Worse Working Experience In My Career

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Challenging for those who like a good challenge (like me) - Pay is decent and bonuses can be good - Execution is a good thing

Cons

- Does not value their employees at all - You can give 100% and that still won't be good enough - No work/life balance - Executive management is bunch of male misogynists who tout themselves as devout christians (laughable) - A culture that will suck the life out of you - A "conservative" company that belongs back in Oklahoma. Hey, this is Austin let's care about our people, environment, doing volunteer work and the greater good...not just the bottom line

5.0

Jul 17, 2013

Bright career is assured

Developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Technical growth occurs very quickly, friendly higher authorities, lots of employee benefits, great work culture, free food every friday, timing flexibility

Cons

Less on site opportunities, no training

2.0

Jul 7, 2013

certainly not a company for someone who is looking for teamwork and teamspirit, "sharks" are welcome

Inside sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good products, good location, benefits like providing coffee or water and soft drinks and free gym (but these benefits are provided by many other companies as well)

Cons

no time given to build a proper pipeline, Lead distribution not equal, targets are not calculated individually by using the employees pipeline and opportunities (you just get one) and they are nearly unreachable, there is NO guaranteed commission for the first months when you start and you have to build a pipeline, poor office equipment (small desks, mostly no natural light, no containers, bad air), bad posisioned desks under air condition causes sickness of employees, calling out closed opportunities (and comments afterward by management) will give new hires a bad feeling - not good for motivation, management expects you to do all necessary training after work at home, no trust into employees

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