SolarWinds reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,455 total reviews)
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Sudhakar Ramakrishna

77% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

SolarWinds has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,455 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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1K reviews
5.0
Jun 6, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Leadership is very hands on but in a very supportive way. As long as you are a good project manager in a high velocity environment and are on top of your accounts and opportunities, you should do well. The knowledge will come with time and you have great support on calls to help as you get ramped up. I have worked at other similar companies, and the upper leadership is not intimidating at all. They are all very likable and approachable and even funny! Old reviews say differently, but it is my understanding those reviews are from before our new CRO. Customers love SolarWinds and are interested in learning about new advancements we've made to the platform. It makes it easy to get introduced to your accounts and drum up new business. It feels good to work for a company where the employees enjoy working together, yey are all vou can tell there is this sense of family because a lot of the employees are very tenured. That says a lot about a company when you are surrounded by tenure. Everyone is so welcoming and happy to help. You have to go in the office 3 days a week (tues-thurs), and still get the luxury of working from home Mon and Fri. I havent worked in a full office since covid and I must say I missed it. You get a lot of work done. Theres a cafeteria and a gym on campus, as well as a pretty little walking trail and a covered parking garage. They believe in diversity and inclusion and thats what makes us great!

Cons

They feed you a lot so you might gain the freshman 15 if you aren't careful. Depeneding how you look at it, you have to go into the office three days a week. But I will say it doesn't feel like torture, just dealing with traffic can be a bummer. The initial training could be a little more robust. There is a great repository of resources and learning material, but its more self guided to learn that stuff. The most value I got out of training was when a SE booked daily trainings to allow us to ask questions and walk through demos in a small group. I think there could be a more structured path for guided training, that follows a schedule over a set period of time.

1.0
May 29, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Complimentary meal during RTO days and a nice workspace.

Cons

The management teams, both onshore and offshore, suffer from poor judgment and a toxic culture of power-tripping. Some leaders will openly embarrass or shout at you in front of your peers. If they dislike you, politics will be used to push you out of the company. ​Furthermore, the commission structure changes constantly and gets worse over time. Ever since the acquisition, the company has become incredibly greedy, focusing on squeezing money out of loyal customers, which has resulted in massive cancellation requests. Finally, there is zero leniency or flexibility with the RTO policy. Even though the CEO promises flexibility during town halls, local senior managers and directors will deny it, even in cases of family emergencies or severe typhoons. Working here has become incredibly toxic.

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SolarWinds Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback. We take concerns regarding leadership conduct, culture, and our operational policies very seriously. We’re glad you’ve enjoyed the workspace and complimentary meals, but we are deeply saddened by your comments regarding leadership behavior. Our first responsibility is to ensure a safe, respectful, and professional workplace where no Solarian feels intimidated or singled out. Professional conduct is expected of all Solarians, and we actively engage with our leadership teams to ensure they are consistently modeling our core values of collaboration, accountability, readiness, and empathy (CARE). Please know that leadership is not dismissing your review as an isolated complaint; we are treating it as critical input regarding employee trust and site culture in Manila. Regarding your comments on our post-acquisition direction and commissions, our recent transition to a Business Unit (BU) model was a strategic evolution to better meet the demands of the market and our customers. We acknowledge your frustration regarding the commission plans associated with this transition. We are actively reviewing how these plans are structured and rolled out to ensure they are fair, transparent, and clearly understood by the team. Furthermore, we want to be explicit regarding our hybrid work policy: our global guidelines absolutely intend for flexibility and empathy. We are committing to ensuring that exceptions are granted for family emergencies and local crises, such as severe typhoons, and we are reinforcing these expectations with local management to ensure our policy is modeled consistently and with appropriate empathy. We want to ensure all Solarians have a safe space to voice their concerns. Please reach out to your HR Business Partner directly so we can more effectively look into these matters.
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