Is Motive a good company to work for?

Motive has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,684 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 71% of employees would recommend working at Motive to a friend and 74% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Motive have been left by employees working as Sales Development Representative , Software Engineer and Mid Market Account Executive .

Does Motive pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Motive employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Motive. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Motive?

71% of Motive employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Motive 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Motive?

Account Executive (278) , Software Engineer (67) , Technical Support Specialist (49) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (38) , Senior Account Executive (34) , Technical Support Engineer (26) , Account Manager (23) , Sales Manager (21) , Customer Success Manager (19) , Sales (18) , Sales Development Representative (17) , Senior Software Engineer (16) , Recruiter (15) , Enterprise Account Executive (14) , Manager (11)

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

"Supportive culture and great work/life balance!" ((in 205 reviews)); "Great people and product in a good industry" ((in 89 reviews)); "2. Good Salary" ((in 65 reviews)); "They provide good benefits." ((in 65 reviews)); "Productive and Good pay" ((in 64 reviews))

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

"No job security in sales and development department." ((in 47 reviews)); "poor managers who are often firing people who are preforming well for no reason" ((in 23 reviews)); "Upper management does know what they are doing, and CEO doesn't care about his employees." ((in 12 reviews)); "Promotions are rare and often based on favoritism rather than merit." ((in 11 reviews)); "I also worry about diversity" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Motive layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Motive locations?

San Francisco , Nashville , Austin , Chicago , Buffalo , New York , Atlanta , San Diego , Dallas , Los Angeles , Concord , Raleigh , Houston , South San Francisco , Denver , Seattle , California , Tampa , Boston , Lahore , Springfield , Richmond , Kansas City , Milwaukee , Phoenix , Surprise , Detroit , Louisville , Washington , Keller

Motive reviews

4.0

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,603 total reviews)

Shoaib Makani

83% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

Motive has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,603 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Motive employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Sep 9, 2025

Great place to get started

Quality test engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pretty easy going job, just need to do what is told.

Cons

Instructions may be a bit confusing on what to do, and how to get over blockers.

2.0

Sep 7, 2025

Zero security or stability

Sales development representative (sdr)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

my personal manager was supportive.

Cons

unstable, always having to look over your shoulder, never knowing who was going to be fired next, no stability or security. significant turnover.

Motive Response

10mo

Thank you for sharing your experience. We’re glad to hear your manager was supportive, and we understand that stability and security play an important role in the employee experience. We remain focused on building consistency, clear communication, and long-term support so our teams can continue doing their best work.

3.0

Sep 7, 2025

Overall good company

Embedded qa engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good learning environment alot to learn Opportunities to grow Flexible working hours

Cons

Have to pull long hours Financial growth is very less No parity between new hires and experience employees

Motive Response

10mo

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. We’re glad to hear you’ve found Motive to be a good learning environment with flexibility and growth opportunities. We understand that topics like compensation, workload, and career development matter a lot to employees, and we’re always looking for ways to strengthen our processes and support teams across all regions.

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