Does Spiceworks Ziff Davis pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Spiceworks Ziff Davis employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Spiceworks Ziff Davis. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Spiceworks Ziff Davis?

49% of Spiceworks Ziff Davis employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Spiceworks Ziff Davis 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Spiceworks Ziff Davis?

Account Executive (11) , Client Success Manager (9) , Software Developer (9) , Manager (8) , Sales (8) , Account Director (5) , Software Engineer (5) , Marketing (4) , Account Manager (3) , Email Marketing Specialist (3) , Lead Generation Specialist (3) , Senior Account Executive (3) , Senior Software Engineer (3) , Business Development Executive (2) , Client Success (2)

What are the pros of working at Spiceworks Ziff Davis according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and tech and Infra" ((in 40 reviews)); "Great culture and platform." ((in 34 reviews)); "The company culture is great; there is very little bureaucracy." ((in 15 reviews)); "Benefits are good" ((in 12 reviews)); "We are all about putting the fun into IT which relates to how we work as a team also." ((in 11 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Spiceworks Ziff Davis according to real employee reviews?

"They had a big layoff and are outsourcing everything to India and doing bit contracts." ((in 10 reviews)); "Below average pay and benefits" ((in 10 reviews)); "After new leadership and internal changes, everything went to hell." ((in 8 reviews)); "The odds of working for a bad manager are pretty high (sales and media operations seem to have the most problems)." ((in 7 reviews)); "Upper management not sure about the core of the business" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Spiceworks Ziff Davis layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Spiceworks Ziff Davis locations?

Austin , New York , Boston , Chicago , Phoenix

Spiceworks Ziff Davis reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(249 total reviews)

Steve Horowitz

60% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

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Spiceworks Ziff Davis has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 249 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Spiceworks Ziff Davis 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

249 reviews

2.0

Oct 4, 2019

Great people, bad management

Senior art director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good work/life balance - Smart, talented workers - Opportunities to make projects fun and creative - Support and trust from middle management

Cons

- Confused overall business strategy to the point where even executives can't tell you what exactly the company really does or how it makes money - Frequent mass layoffs - Highly political - Roles actively being exported to India - Dishonest positioning about state of company upon hire

3.0

Jun 12, 2014

It's OK

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of free food, for example, Taco Mondays, Bagel Fridays and snacks galore. It seems they give raises when deserved but that also probably depends on the department. The work can be challenging and I'm encouraged to push myself outside of my comfort zone.

Cons

It's cliquey and the layout of the building segregates the departments so it's hard to meet people. Sales gets the most perks and other teams associated with them kind of slip through the cracks in terms of rewards and recognition. If you're in sales, it's a great gig. We usually have more work than we can handle which can be stressful.

1.0

Oct 22, 2022

Total dumpster fire.

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work remote I guess? Not that it matters. They won’t hire you unless you live in India

Cons

This company is an absolute dumpster fire. Avoid at all costs. They have no idea what they are doing and are in full panic mode. They laid off the entire team in charge of making sure they company makes money with absolutely no contingency plan. They are outsourcing all jobs to India and have absolutely nothing to separate or stand out from competitors. Sales has no idea what they are selling and leadership is a total joke. People just cashing checks. Sinking ship. Avoid avoid avoid.

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