Does Palo Alto Software pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Palo Alto Software employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Palo Alto Software. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Palo Alto Software?

72% of Palo Alto Software employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Palo Alto Software 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Palo Alto Software?

Marketing (2) , Software Developer (2)

What are the pros of working at Palo Alto Software according to real employee reviews?

"The company has an excellent benefits package and also places an emphasis on giving back to the community." ((in 5 reviews)); "The culture is based around the idea that we all do better when we all do better, leading to a commitment to help our customers succeed in starting small businesses, as well as a commitment to one another to help each other out." ((in 4 reviews)); "Management does their best to remain transparent to us employees about situations that arise, as well as, answering any questions that we might have to the best of their ability." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Palo Alto Software according to real employee reviews?

"There is also rampant nepotism & favoritism at this company." ((in 3 reviews)); "Upper management is mostly people that are way under" ((in 3 reviews))

Palo Alto Software Reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(35 total reviews)

Sabrina Parsons

77% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (35 reviews)

Palo Alto Software has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 35 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Palo Alto Software employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

35 reviews

4.0

10 Mar 2025

Company takes care of you when values align

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Decent pay and benefits, 401k match, self-empowered, flexible work hours

Cons

Occasional politics drive decision making & culture, Employees are taken care of as long as their vision for how things should be done mainly aligns with upper management. When a position at the company is no longer desired, the employee is let go, sometimes without prior warning.

3.0

24 Nov 2024

paloalto overview

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- good people - extra lectures from different parts of the company - stocks

Cons

- work life balance can't be achieved here. - few technologies are used - not investing in extra for the employees

1.0

20 Aug 2024

Just avoid this place.

Quality assurance analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule, nice paid holiday break

Cons

- Upper management is mostly people that are way under-qualified to do their jobs. - Cliques - Currently no HR - Mainly a marketing company that has no real idea how software is designed/created - VPs with selective memory - Sometimes they will change your role without adjusting your pay appropriately - And so much more...

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