Does Akerna pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Akerna employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Akerna. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Akerna?

24% of Akerna employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Akerna 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.1 for culture and values and 2.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Akerna?

Account Executive (3) , Account Manager (3) , Manager (2) , Product Owner (2) , Software Developer (2) , Software Engineer (2) , Technical Support (2)

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

"Good benefits." ((in 3 reviews)); "workers were great and supportive." ((in 2 reviews))

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

"Leadership is an absolute joke." ((in 6 reviews)); "Management is awful and continues to lie about the software problems and updates continue to cause headaches for the clients." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Akerna redundancies in 2026?

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

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2.0

24% would recommend to a friend

(35 total reviews)

Jessica Billingsley

Not enough data to show CEO approval

15% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

2.7

Work/Life balance

2.4

Diversity and inclusion

2.2

Compensation and benefits

2.1

Culture and values

2.1

Career opportunities

1.9

Senior management

Akerna has an employee rating of 2.0 out of 5 stars, based on 35 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a poor working experience there. The Akerna employee rating is 48% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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3.0

17 Nov 2025

Acquisitions are Hard

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great product/eng/design team and a cool industry,

Cons

Tons of churn. There was a big disconnect between management and staff which resulted in a poor culture.

1.0

6 Dec 2024

Loved Benefits

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Benefits were great and affordable Cigna

Cons

Layoffs were always looming due to poor performance

1.0

2 Feb 2024

Clowns

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

There are no pros to working at Akerna

Cons

Akerna is a mess. You will not be valued or paid fairly.

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