SolarWinds reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,459 total reviews)
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Sudhakar Ramakrishna

78% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

SolarWinds has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,459 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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5.0
Nov 4, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

- great work culture - free meals in work - on the job training

Cons

- pay is not great in comparison to others in the same sector

1.0
Nov 4, 2024

A truly horrible place

Recommend
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Pros

I wish I could share something positive apart from commenting that some of my former coworkers from the old Solarwinds were a decent group of people. Perhaps one other positive is that the company has finally gotten rid of their CRO that was in way over her head though I hear reports that the incoming CRO has an interesting reputation so likely shall not be any better.

Cons

There is no direction for the company apart from the obvious direction down the plug hole with an incompetent and self serving CEO at the helm. His cronies pander to him and life at the working level is just an unpleasant experience fuelled by bullying and ineffective management layers. The company often engages in questionable sales and channels practices which is a well known “secret”. Avoid this lame duck of a company at all costs.

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SolarWinds Response
1y
Thank you for sharing your experience at SolarWinds. We value your feedback and take all concerns seriously. In our monthly All Hands and AMA sessions, our executive leadership team speaks to our company strategy and addresses employee concerns to ensure employees are aligned. We’re sorry to hear your feedback about bullying, unethical sales practices, and ineffective management. We do not condone this behavior.
1.0
Nov 1, 2024

Tragic error - Avoid

Recommend
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Pros

Some nice coworkers. Product leadership is trying

Cons

The management team is deeply dysfunctional. After a few MBRs, it’s clear that while the C-level does a lot of talking, there’s no real action plan to unify the product portfolio, implement modern marketing tactics, or address customer churn. The Sales team’s approach hasn’t changed in a decade, the new marketing leader is more focused on impressing the CEO than driving results, and while the product team tries to innovate, they lack corporate support. Our channel strategy is inconsistent and lacks direction (strategy is good but execution is not there)

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SolarWinds Response
1y
We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback. Your insights are valuable to us as we strive to improve. In the last few years, we have diversified our product portfolio and transitioned from to a subscription-based model that our new Sales and Marketing leaders continue to support and drive.
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