Is SAP a good company to work for?

SAP has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 35,917 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 85% of employees would recommend working at SAP to a friend and 73% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about SAP have been left by employees working as Development Manager , Senior Product Manager and Project Consultant .

Does SAP pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SAP employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SAP. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SAP?

85% of SAP employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SAP 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SAP?

Software Developer (1426) , Software Engineer (832) , Intern (611) , Developer (532) , Senior Software Engineer (518) , Account Executive (498) , Consultant (401) , Support Engineer (361) , Senior Consultant (356) , Senior Developer (329) , Associate Developer (312) , Technical Support Engineer (284) , Project Manager (265) , Working Student (247) , Business Process Consultant (239)

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

"Work life balance is good if you don't plan on moving up in the company" ((in 3368 reviews)); "Good Benefits and Health" ((in 2409 reviews)); "The culture is great and they provide you the correct tools to thrive in a growing environment." ((in 1768 reviews)); "The people you work with are great and feels like a much smaller company on the day to day." ((in 1446 reviews)); "SAP is the best place to work because you always have your work force as a priority" ((in 988 reviews))

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

"Salaries are low across the board compared to similar positions both inside and outside of SAP Tempe." ((in 1087 reviews)); "A bad manager will only think about his/her own promotion and not care about team." ((in 374 reviews)); "Lack of accountability from upper management." ((in 83 reviews)); "bad middle management" ((in 72 reviews)); "Such a large organization that exposure do different LOBs is difficult to navigate and communicate with." ((in 58 reviews))

What are employees saying about SAP layoffs in 2026?

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

What SAP locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Bensheim , Eschborn , Ratingen , Hallbergmoos , Hamburg , Sankt Ingbert , Dresden , Freiberg , Waldorf , Walldorf

SAP reviews

4.2

85% would recommend to a friend

(24,997 total reviews)

Christian Klein

76% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Culture & values

4.2

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

SAP has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 24,997 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The SAP 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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25K reviews

3.0

Sep 26, 2018

Management driven company

Senior software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Brilliant colleagues - Nice environment and quasi-free canteen - Good salary from a "senior developer" level and benefits, but not very good. You can earn more in other places - For some people, a company car after 3 years (for me, this is useless) - Interesting projects but you need the luck to work on one of those - Flexible working hours and home office - Family friendly

Cons

- Under the hood, SAP is a traditional German company with a strong hierarchy and a lot of bureaucracy and politic - In spite of PR, the innovations are not promoted if this brings no benefit for your manager(s) - Very slow processes and developments - You do not see how and by whom the product, you are working on, is used - Strong budget limitations for some teams, but money with no limits for others. The criteria are - how good your manager's relation to upper management and which technology is currently a hype - Promotion and salary increase is slow and limited - High fluctuations SAP could be a great place for consultant, politicians and managers but as a software developer you can find much better companies to work for

1.0

Mar 15, 2017

God save SAP India Entity

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Insurance / PF/ Gratuity all good when it comes to employee well being * Good brand to work, but outside India

Cons

* Highly Political Organisation in India. Run Simple is the word to be followed out side India, but not India. * Motivation/Pep Talks from Senior Management is negative in India. * Senior Management takes call on the basis of gut (Wimps and fancies) rather than ground reality facts in India. * No work life balance. An employee is employed for 24/7 all 365 days a year. Which reduces the fact of learning and ownership of working for the organisation in India. * Senior Management assigns the task as per their will without doing a home work as what is the capacity, and what is the propensity to achieve a target in India. * If an employee is good is rapport building with Senior Management, then she/he is safe, or else keep looking out. * Highly unprofessional Senior Management specially in India, not too sure about other locations/regions. * Because of Senior Management the culture and values which is being followed in other locations/ regions is negligible.

SAP Response

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We are sorry your experience at SAP has more cons than pros. That said, we are thankful that you took the time to share your opinion here, so we and others who work on this can reflect on it and think about ways we can adapt and do more to ensure you and others feel valued, have more clear communications, set-up better training, and minimize politics.

2.0

Oct 11, 2010

SAP - a dark whole, just pride with the name

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

SAP is a big brand and as a consultant you work only for bluechip companies. Good for the CV. Start at SAP, move on after a few years and doi a real career somewhere else. Then come back to SAP when you grow old.

Cons

no clear career path, low salary, no respect towards employees - you are just a headcount, difficult to be promoted.

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