At a glance
- Free assessment of every review before you pay anything
- $800 per review: 50% when you sign the written agreement, 50% once removal is confirmed
- Most qualified cases resolved in 5 to 7 business days; Glassdoor's queue sets the final pace
- No fake accounts, no incentivized reviews, no pressure on former employees
What counts as a fake Glassdoor review
Glassdoor reviews must describe the writer's own experience as an employee or job candidate. A review that does not meet that test falls under Glassdoor's fraud rules, whatever its star rating. The fake reviews we see most often come from five sources:
- Rejected candidates writing as if they had been hired
- Former contractors or agency staff reviewing the client company rather than their actual employer
- Customers with a complaint about a product or service, posted as an employee review
- Competitors trying to damage a rival's hiring
- Repeat posters: a former employee posting a second review within a year, often under a different job title
Fake reviews also run the other way. Inflated positive reviews produced with incentives or pressure break the rules too, and Glassdoor can remove them and place an "Inflated Reviews" alert on the profile. We do not write or arrange reviews of any kind.
How we prove a review is fake
Glassdoor's policy on removing content states that it declines evidence from parties with a vested interest in getting a negative review removed. Your HR records alone will not convince a moderator. What works is showing something moderators can check for themselves.
We use your records privately to find those details. If nobody with the stated job title ever worked at the stated location, the review usually contains other tells: a department that does not exist, a policy the company never had, a description of products rather than the workplace, or wording copied from another review. Those are what we put in front of Glassdoor, under the right guideline, in a short and factual report.
Duplicates are often the cleanest cases. Glassdoor allows one review per company per year and can check its own account data, so pointing out two reviews from the same person is usually enough.
Our process
- Free assessment. Send us the review links and your company page. We read each review against Glassdoor's review guidelines and mark it as a strong case, a possible case or not removable.
- Written agreement. You get a written quote and agreement covering fee, payment terms and scope. We sign an NDA before you share anything sensitive.
- Evidence and filing. With your HR team we check each review's details privately, then file a separate report for each review through Glassdoor's process.
- Follow-up and confirmation. We follow up on anything pending, reassess honestly if Glassdoor declines, and confirm removal on your live profile with a short report of what was filed and what Glassdoor decided.
Reviews we turn down
We turn down honest negative reviews, however unfair they feel, and reviews raising concerns protected by labor or whistleblower law. Our article on whether Glassdoor removes negative reviews explains why most criticism stays. Telling you this before you pay is the point of the free assessment.
Pricing and timing
The standard rate is $800 per review, with 50% due when you sign the written agreement and 50% once removal is confirmed on your live profile. Large batches and cases that need legal escalation are quoted individually, always in writing.
Most qualified cases are resolved within 5 to 7 business days. Glassdoor's moderation queue sets the final pace, so we quote that as a typical result rather than a deadline. Glassdoor makes every final decision, and no one can guarantee removal.
When one fake review becomes many
A sudden cluster of fake reviews, often after layoffs or a public dispute, needs a different approach: the reviews are filed together so moderators see a campaign rather than isolated complaints. See our page on Glassdoor review bombing.
To learn how to recognize fakes before you flag them, read our guide on whether Glassdoor reviews are reliable, or go back to our main Glassdoor review removal service page.
Frequently asked questions
Can fake Glassdoor reviews be removed?
Yes. A review that does not describe the writer's own experience as an employee or candidate breaks Glassdoor's rules and can be removed after a report. The strongest cases point to details moderators can verify, such as a role, location or department that never existed, or a second review from the same person within a year.
How do you prove a Glassdoor review is fake?
Glassdoor declines evidence from parties with a vested interest, so the employer's records alone are not enough. We use your records privately to find details in the review that moderators can check themselves, such as non-existent roles, products described instead of the workplace, or text copied from other reviews, and file under the matching guideline.
How much does it cost to remove a fake Glassdoor review?
Our standard rate is $800 per review: 50% when you sign the written agreement and 50% once removal is confirmed on your live profile. Large batches and cases needing legal escalation are quoted individually in writing. The assessment before any payment is free and tells you which reviews have a real chance.
How long does it take to remove a fake Glassdoor review?
Most cases we accept after assessment are resolved within 5 to 7 business days. Glassdoor's moderation queue sets the final pace, so this is a typical result rather than a deadline. Cases needing an appeal, coordinated attacks with many reviews and anything involving legal letters take longer.
Can you find out who wrote a fake Glassdoor review?
Not through Glassdoor's reporting process. Glassdoor protects reviewer anonymity and does not reveal authors to employers. Identification is only possible through a court order, which is slow and costly. Removal does not depend on knowing the author: it depends on showing that the content breaks Glassdoor's rules.
Do you guarantee removal of fake reviews?
No. Only Glassdoor's moderators can remove a review, and Glassdoor makes every final decision. Glassdoor itself warns that claims of guaranteed removal are untrue and misleading. We accept a review only when we find a clear guideline breach and evidence to support it, and we tell you at assessment which reviews we cannot remove.