Raptive Reviews

3.8

59% would recommend to a friend

(127 total reviews)
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Michael Sanchez

90% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Raptive has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 127 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Raptive employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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127 reviews
2.0
22 Jan 2026

Good purpose, poor execution

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Work life balance - Flexible time off

Cons

- Poor 401K match (almost nothing) - No career growth - Low pay compared to industry standards - Multiple layoffs - Poor planning and goal setting - Pivots business according to trends especially based on what Mediavine is doing (almost last to adapt, so the trend has already passed) - Some operations teams can be bogged down with work without adequate compensations, while some get away with bare minimum (relaying messages from one stakeholder to another) - Discriminatory behaviors

1.0
28 Nov 2018

Don't Waste Your Time

Recommend
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Pros

Some really great people (*some*) Insurance Benefits

Cons

It's unfortunate the people who run this company do, because there could have been a much higher level of success if there were smarter, kinder, more open, strategic, outgoing leaders at the company. Someone else had said it in their review - this was a company that represented women's lifestyle, but could not be further from the truth in terms of their employee support. I witnessed between 5 - 10 people laid off in my time with the company, that were either pregnant, on maternity leave or had recently returned from maternity leave. Of course it was every time they were making "changes to the company," but it was obvious they always did away with those who were in the middle of starting families! When layoffs have happened, senior Management kept their office doors shut and did not address people who were laid off after years of dedication to the company. The senior staff is 95% men, and awkward ones at that. They have NO people skills and do not know how to manage. They think happy hours are the only way to bond with their teams. They have 5 core principles of how to conduct yourself as an employee and teammate and they abide by NONE. Management is not transparent and there was constantly an "on-edge" feeling, and lots of gossiping, because you could tell when changes would be sprung on you, but of course never discussed. While they have sold off their editorial assets, all traffic had been manufactured using a click bait strategy. Their current programmatic strategy seems solid, but given their past, not sure how legitimate it is.

1.0
12 Aug 2023

Untrustworthy

Recommend
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Pros

Great PTO, and the people below management are amazing. Good work life balance.

Cons

Raptive is a trend-following company at best. They don’t innovate — the latest AI initiative (after multiple layoffs) is just a way for them to appear relevant. The head of technology is an untrustworthy, apathetic, and crass person who only cares to see numbers on a dashboard go up when it comes to productivity and work. There is no room for growth. It took an inordinate amount of time to figure out a leveling system, but it’s only there for show. The only way to move up is to leave and come back, because tech management would rather hire than promote internally. Unlimited PTO isn’t actually unlimited, in fact, it’s a “take only when truly needed” policy. You would be reprimanded for taking any vacation that was “seen as superfluous”. Product is absolutely terrible. They don’t know what a web application is, let alone how to make it better. They don’t communicate well, set unrealistic deadlines, and are bad at what they do on top of that.

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