OverDrive reviews

3.5

70% would recommend to a friend

(127 total reviews)

Steve Potash

78% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

OverDrive has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 127 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The OverDrive 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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127 reviews
2.0
Jun 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- highly talented, creative, motivated coworkers - customers love the product - get to work with schools and libraries

Cons

- safe home for people who hate working hard - inconsistent goals and incentives - favoritism and nepotism - out of touch with customer base - poor managerial support and oversight - closely allied with genocidal governments

1.0
Sep 24, 2025

High School!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Libraries are great, yet they are starting to dislike OverDrive.

Cons

Come have your work monitored by AI and yes men/women team leads! Even if you have 10 plus years of experience, who cares! We're watching!

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