Is SAP a good company to work for?

SAP has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 35,922 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 84% 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?

84% 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 (612) , 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 (240)

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 3345 reviews)); "Good Benefits and Health" ((in 2448 reviews)); "The culture is great and they provide you the correct tools to thrive in a growing environment." ((in 1757 reviews)); "The people you work with are great and feels like a much smaller company on the day to day." ((in 1454 reviews)); "SAP is the best place to work because you always have your work force as a priority" ((in 989 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 1089 reviews)); "poor management and lack of resource" ((in 476 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 85 reviews)); "bad middle management" ((in 67 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 are the top reviewed SAP locations?

Walldorf , Berlin , Sankt Leon-Rot , München , Frankfurt am Main , Hamburg , Dresden , Ratingen , Sankt Ingbert , Heidelberg , Potsdam , Eschborn , Mannheim , Waldorf , Düsseldorf , Karlsruhe , Hallbergmoos , Freiberg , Markdorf , Stuttgart , Bensheim , Herrenberg , Köln , Bonn , Walldorf , Mörfelden-Walldorf , Darmstadt , Hannover , Heilbronn , Essen

SAP reviews

4.2

84% would recommend to a friend

(25,001 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 25,001 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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Reviews by job title

25K reviews

3.0

May 29, 2019

Medium

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

German structure and reliability in place

Cons

Too much Internal competition between colleagues even within teams

2.0

Mar 25, 2019

It just isn't so great as everyone is saying it

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-> Good work-life balance - quite a relaxed atmosphere; -> Free food.

Cons

-> Processes suck - it is still not clear how the work is distributed, what are the priorities, what should I work on right now when there are 5 different tasks/bug reports coming from 5 different sources. -> I don't understand what the managers are here for. My manager does not know what I am doing. I think he just stays here since late 80s waiting to get retired. -> What do I need to get promoted? This is not transparent and subjective. -> Our product sucks and people don't believe there is going to be tomorrow. When I was about to start my job at SAP, I was reading all these positive reviews and "Great place to work" reports... One thing which catches the eyes from day one are facilities - the headquarters buildings are old, look like an average university inside as opposed to all these new and shiny IT companies. Sometimes I get a feeling SAP is stuck in the 90's. And again facilities - why there is almost no one clearing the office... They vacuum probably once a week or month.

SAP Response

7y

We are sorry that your experience at SAP has more cons than pros.

4.0

Apr 5, 2018

Abundant opportunities

Communications director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are many opportunities to change roles and locations. The company is great at supporting people with goals to work internationally, support with relocation packages, etc.

Cons

Long-term employees find their salaries largely "frozen", with no chance to get more than a minor increase even if one takes on team management and more responsibilities.

SAP Response

8y

Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate you took the time to leave a review on Glassdoor. We want our employees to enjoy what they do and that also means to be compensated fairly. Our pay-for-performance philosophy gives freedom to managers to decide on the compensation package his/her direct reports earn. As a tech company, we unite teams all over the world and we are able to keep in touch with each other on a daily basis regardless of distance. So whether the manager is in the same country or not, he/she knows the employee the best with local HR only giving general guidance. Additionally, before changing role or departments at SAP, new compensation packages alongside new responsibilities are discussed between the employee and the new manager to ensure both parties would be satisfied with the new conditions.

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