Vanta reviews

3.3

51% would recommend to a friend

(217 total reviews)

Christina Cacioppo

84% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Vanta has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 217 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Vanta 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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217 reviews
1.0
Mar 21, 2026

Run

Recommend
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Pros

Strong PMF with startups. If you're junior, good place to start your career and learn high velocity sales. It’s also a decent logo to have on your resume (at least for now).

Cons

The “enterprise” motion is a joke. Targets are completely unrealistic given the product and the market. ACVs are low, competition is intense, and leadership still pretends this is a real enterprise business. It’s not. It’s an SMB company trying to cosplay enterprise for investors. If you’re a real enterprise seller, don’t come here. You won’t make the money you think you will. You’ll grind, work long hours, and get little to no recognition. Enterprise exists on paper, not in reality. Nothing is stable. Territories change all the time, ownership is a mess, and AMs take all the expansion anyway. You don’t control your number, but you’re fully accountable for it. In 2025, only 35% of AEs hit quota in NAMER (all segments included and some people were on ramp). How's that for a successful GTM organization! The culture is toxic. Very fear-based, very performative. Leadership leaving glowing Glassdoor reviews is honestly embarrassing and laughable. It’s highly cliquey and political — lots of ego, very little real experience. Some leaders are straight up bad managers: condescending, dismissive, and comfortable calling people out publicly on Slack or calls. People don’t speak up because they know it’ll backfire. If you push back, you get labeled as “not a team player.” There is no real path to promotion. Targets are already unrealistic, and even if you hit them, it’s still not enough. You’ll get vague feedback like “be more cross-functional” with zero clarity. Meanwhile, leaders get promoted without hitting their numbers. It’s political and inconsistent, and performance is not what decides your growth.

5.0
Mar 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The biggest pro is the team - smart, driven, good crew. Vanta is scaling - career opportunities are strong and the company is pre-IPO. Base comp is strong and kickers for over-attainment offer a lot of upside. Vanta is a market-leading "need to have" product.

Cons

It's a scaling company and the daily pace is very fast. More than half the leads are inbound / SDR sourced (positive) but the outbound motion is key to success.

5.0
Mar 19, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Vanta strikes a rare balance. High standards without being toxic. Fast growth without chaos. The people are sharp, but also genuinely good humans who want to help each other win. Leadership is accessible and transparent, and you actually see feedback turn into action. There’s a real sense of ownership here. If you care about doing great work, you’ll be trusted to run. The mission is clear and meaningful, and customers actually value what we’re building. That makes the day-to-day feel purposeful, not just like hitting a number. I’ve grown more here than anywhere else in my career, both in skill and in how I think about leadership.

Cons

It’s not a place to coast. The pace is fast and expectations are high, which can feel intense at times. Priorities can shift as we scale, so you have to be comfortable with some ambiguity.

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