Software AG reviews

4.0

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,279 total reviews)
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Sanjay Brahmawar

60% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Software AG has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,279 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Software AG 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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2.0
Mar 14, 2017

Sales -

Recommend
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Pros

Legacy software provider - there are customers that use parts of the technology stack for the last 5-30 years, however, most of them are unhappy or unaware of the footprint that exists as it's OEM thru another relationship or plumbing.

Cons

Zero brand awareness - competing with IBM, Oracle, Mulesoft that dominate the market. Operates as a legacy provider by rebranding with new shiny marketing around 'platform' and selling a whiteboard session with customers. 10+ technologies that do not sing together and if you ask for the 'quick story', people look at you funny. Revenue goals are surpassed only by large deals paid/booked upfront as total contract value that are financed over 3-5 years. Sales talent internally is C-. No equity. The customers are unhappy and pay a lot of money to continue to use legacy plumbing technology that they cannot rip/replace. High turnover with sales teams. Overall, the company is cheap - new hire training felt like a high school project and the first night included dinner with executives (no actual dinner) - there are very few people that make consistent high W2's at this company.

3.0
Mar 14, 2017

Stable and relatively low pressure

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I you are looking for a friendly and non-threatening work environment with a stable, 40-year-old IT company (not many around anymore), Software AG is your kind of place. Software AG has allowed me to try on different hats (or "tours of duty" as they are sometimes called) during my tenure, and that has been a rewarding experience. You can do a whole lot worse than working for Software AG, and that's perhaps why many employees stay around for decades.

Cons

If you are looking for an exciting, fast-paced, team-driven, cutting-edge workplace with lots of pressure and long hours, you might want to look elsewhere. Also, if you are looking for a company that invests tons of money in technical innovation and marketing, you will **definitely** want to look elsewhere. One of Software AG's core competencies is cost control (how does an IT company stay around 40 years?) leading to long-term profitability.

3.0
Mar 8, 2017

Good Company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Pays well, if you close business Lot's of sales support Great process

Cons

Too Bureaucratic and need streamline

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