Does AppDynamics pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, AppDynamics employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at AppDynamics. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at AppDynamics?

65% of AppDynamics employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated AppDynamics 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at AppDynamics?

Software Engineer (73) , Sales Engineer (30) , Sales (28) , Senior Sales Engineer (28) , Senior Software Engineer (26) , Regional Sales Manager (23) , Account Executive (16) , Account Manager (9) , Field Sales Representative (9) , Manager (9) , Sales Representative (9) , Enterprise Account Executive (8) , Software Engineer(Internship) (8) , Principal Software Engineer (7) , Inside Sales Representative (6)

What are the pros of working at AppDynamics according to real employee reviews?

"Great culture and a fun place to work" ((in 114 reviews)); "The people here are great to work with and the company cares about their employees." ((in 110 reviews)); "Good work life balance (if you are looking for that)" ((in 51 reviews)); "Great leadership and sales process." ((in 46 reviews)); "Cisco benefits are great and the company mostly embraces a thoughtful strategy to how they treat employees." ((in 46 reviews))

What are the cons of working at AppDynamics according to real employee reviews?

"3. Poor management by Supervisor" ((in 27 reviews)); "Not many but is fast paced and some times long hours which makes it exciting to go to work." ((in 7 reviews)); "Lack of Diversity" ((in 3 reviews)); "I've seen favoritism where other team members took 4 weeks off and they haven't even been there for a year." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about AppDynamics layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about AppDynamics layoffs and their outlook for job security at AppDynamics in 2026.

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AppDynamics

Part of Cisco

AppDynamics reviews

3.8

65% would recommend to a friend

(892 total reviews)

Linda Tong

55% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

AppDynamics has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 892 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AppDynamics employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

892 reviews

4.0

Nov 30, 2020

Career growth but product slipping

Regional sales director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Part of Cisco so given incredible perks & benefits Steady career growth opportunities

Cons

Product investment after Cisco acquisition slowed Too aggressive in merging teams with the broader Cisco org - caused challenges & employee attrition

5.0

Nov 22, 2020

great people to work with and flexible work time

Software development engineer (sde)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexibility, amazing team, many opportunity within the company.

Cons

Communication gap between management and employees which inhibites new ideas.

5.0

Nov 13, 2020

Amazing coworkers / culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Still a solid company to grow in, and learn from the best. You will learn more at AppD than anywhere else and have a blast with fun, innovative, collaborative people!

Cons

More process with Cisco. But not enough cons to outweigh all of the great / positive things .

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