Cofense Reviews

3.2

41% would recommend to a friend

(227 total reviews)

Marc Olesen

18% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Cofense has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 227 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cofense 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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227 reviews
2.0
27 May 2026

smoke and mirrors

Recommend
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Pros

it was great back in the day, went downhill around 2022ish Great benefits Good parental leave, including paternity leave Extra perks like: $1k HSA contribution $250/month phone stipend Flexible schedule and autonomy (used to be) Some genuinely good people still there but most left end of 2025 big name clients i like the new ceo

Cons

morale is super low and it's an elephant in the room Constant identity crisis. Strategy changes every few months... there seems to be an extreme disconnect from reality both internal and externally Massive turnover across sales with little revenue produced, ~5 CROs in a year, 3 VPs of Sales in 2 years, 6 reps gone, VPs of engineering, finance and legal recently left, 3 CEOs in a few years etc constant feeling of instability due to consistent layoffs that were told weren't coming, despite performance - i believe there were 4 RIFs in ~3 years Many tenured employees were laid off while underperformers or friends of leadership stayed/replaced them Marketing provided limited support to renewals and tried to tell new biz sales how to sell. it took months to produce basic material. Product innovation is painfully slow and falling behind. minor UI updates are celebrated while major customer-requested features sit untouched for years and continue to be delayed. leaders "been there forever" and have blinders to the broader industry. pressure for client retention bordered desperation if you're looking to work here, you should inquire about actual W2 earnings, quota attainment & renewals book/ client attrition, percentage of reps hitting numbers, turnover rate internal training felt elementary and chaotic, minimal incoming leads Communication internally is poor sales leadership was MIA in the trenches but seem to inflate their participation to higher-ups. pushed a sell while sleeping culture a comp plan is only good if it's realistic to hit. The company still seems convinced it’s the market leader while ignoring how quickly competitors and newer solutions are evolving.

3.0
1 Apr 2026

Okay.. but

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Work life balance Half Day Fridays Benefits & Salary okay depending on when you joined. Good teams / hardworking people (mostly)

Cons

Management Decisions are poor Too many RIFs Products not keeping pace with competitors No Career Growth or Training

2.0
16 Mar 2026

Dummies running the show

Recommend
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Pros

Great technology with High potential

Cons

All the decisions makers in the companies are not qualified at all and they lake the common sense and tech. Basics

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