Is Cloudflare a good company to work for?

Cloudflare has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 1,123 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 46% of employees would recommend working at Cloudflare to a friend and 51% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Cloudflare have been left by employees working as Systems Engineer , Solutions Engineer and Product Manager .

Does Cloudflare pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cloudflare employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cloudflare. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cloudflare?

46% of Cloudflare employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cloudflare 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cloudflare?

Account Executive (127) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (62) , Systems Engineer (56) , Sales (39) , Solutions Engineer (29) , Technical Support Engineer (27) , Software Engineer (26) , BDR (20) , Enterprise Account Executive (19) , Product Manager (15) , Customer Success Manager (11) , Customer Success Manager (CSM) (10) , Senior Account Executive (10) , Engineer (9) , Engineering Manager (8)

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

"People are great and always helpful." ((in 112 reviews)); "Pay is good + high growth company" ((in 43 reviews)); "working and smart colleagues" ((in 37 reviews)); "Great team and company that cares about their employees" ((in 34 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 30 reviews))

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

"Senior leadership has no strategy other than “Get 'Stuff' Done”" ((in 44 reviews)); "no 401k match either" ((in 24 reviews)); "level manager dictates your experience here, and if your manager is afraid to trust their team because they always need to be the smartest person in the room and can’t handle managing a team member that has a different background than their own; just get out and find a company where you’re empowered." ((in 23 reviews)); "Low salary and more work" ((in 22 reviews)); "CEO has no respect for sales." ((in 21 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cloudflare layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Cloudflare locations?

San Francisco , Austin , New York , Chicago , Washington , Miami , Atlanta , Los Angeles , South San Francisco , San Jose , Raleigh , Dallas , California City , Tampa , Richmond , Phoenix , Florence , Houston , Pasadena , Palo Alto , Denver , Seattle , Spokane , West Palm Beach , Boston , Quincy , San Francisco , Cockrans , Texas , Vegas

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Cloudflare reviews

3.2

46% would recommend to a friend

(1,013 total reviews)

Matthew Prince

46% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Culture & values

2.6

Senior management

Cloudflare has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,013 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cloudflare 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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Jun 13, 2017

Best group of people I have ever worked with

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great management team. Very engineering driven, so prevents sales from over-selling unfinished product.

Cons

None that I could name.

Cloudflare Response

100%! Thanks. -janet

2.0

May 31, 2017

Interesting challenges but poor management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The working environment is pleasant, colleagues are smart and interesting to work with. Opportunity to work on some great engineering challenges.

Cons

Weak senior management. We've been promised a pension plan for years now and they have never materialized. Management have not made any effort to communicate their plans to introduce one.

4.0

Apr 17, 2017

Many things are great - not all.

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation. (Depending on experience.) Travel allowance for public transport. Free snacks, lunch once a week etc. Depending on what market you cover - great whitespace for business to go after. Friendly and supportive environment. You are NOT just a number. Unlimited holidays. (see in CONS as well) Decent product that is very relevant to today's threat landscape. Depending on when you join/have joint you can make a real impact on this company's success and strategy.

Cons

Weak sales leadership is causing an extremely disorganised sales structure. No sales accelerators. Commission is paid quarterly. Targets are set very high. Very very low stock options granted. Cloudflare is definitely an engineering driven company. This may sound alright, but wait and see when you work in sales. This is not good, really. Unlimited holidays. (You actually take less..."guilty effect").

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