Yext Search

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A search tool that turns a company's verified facts, like locations and hours, into direct answers for site search, help centers, and store locators.

68TriVista score
Category rankTied #11 in Enterprise Search and Knowledge Management
Baseline ELO1,459.8
At a glance
What it does

Yext Search is a search tool that answers customer questions directly from a company's verified business data rather than returning a list of links. It runs on Yext's Knowledge Graph, a central store of facts like locations, hours, staff, and products. Companies use it for three main experiences: a store or advisor locator, on-site search that returns direct answers, and help center search that aims to resolve support questions without a live agent. Because answers come from one verified source, the same facts stay consistent across a website, app, and connected directories. It is made by Yext, Inc., which maintains a Trust Center on its security practices, though this review could not confirm specific certifications from the public site.

Where it can help

This fits a company with many locations, providers, or products whose customers search for facts like hours, availability, or specifications, such as a multi-location retailer, healthcare network, or financial services firm with many advisors, or a support team trying to cut ticket volume with better help center search. A practical starting point is one use case, such as help center search connected to existing content, expanding to site search or locators later. Yext does not publish pricing, so request a quote scoped to your number of locations or content volume and treat online estimates as unverified. Its case-study numbers, like large jumps in deflected support calls, come from specific customers, so ask for reference customers close to your size and industry.

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TriVista score
68.3
Category rank
#11
Baseline ELO
1,459.8

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TriVista Score = 50 + (ELO − 1350) / 6

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Cost guide

What it can cost

These estimates cover licensing, setup, integrations, staff time, security, administration, and support.

Cost estimates by scenario Unit used in these estimates: enabled user.
Cost measureLowBaseHigh
First-year total$18.7K$30.5K$50.6K
Three-year total$34.5K$54.1K$87.3K
First-year cost per unit$935$1.5K$2.5K
Average annual cost per unit (over three years)$574$902$1.5K
Cost breakdown by scenario
Included cost components
ComponentLowBaseHigh
Licensing and usage$975$1.3K$1.8K
Implementation$5.1K$8.5K$14.5K
Integration$3.6K$6.5K$11.7K
Staff time and change management$2.9K$4.2K$5.9K
Security$2.5K$3.5K$5.3K
Administration$1.9K$2.5K$3.4K
Support$900$1.2K$1.6K

Estimate assumptions: Based on 20 enabled users. This is a planning allowance, not verified product pricing. Confirm the vendor’s billing unit and current price or quote before budgeting.

Benefits have not been estimated: The current research does not estimate potential savings, return on investment, or how long it would take to recover the cost. Earlier benefit estimates are excluded.

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What you need first

What you need firstSet up the basics

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How to startSet clear limits

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Before you scaleSet safe working rules

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Recommended next action

Do not approve a pilot yet. Verify the current product identity, package, availability, owner, pricing, and security evidence; then define one workflow, a baseline, and rollback criteria.

Decision ownerBusiness and technology owner
STARTSet a goal and owner

Define what success looks like for a test of Yext Search and assign someone to lead it.

FIRST MONTHTest one workflow

Once the requirements above are met, compare a small trial with how your team works today.

MONTH TWOReview actual use

Track adoption, output quality, business results, and actual costs against the estimate.

MONTH THREEDecide what comes next

Use the results to decide whether to stop, adjust, or expand the pilot.

Risk profile

Required controls

Security and safe use

Confirm encryption, how the vendor uses your data, customer data separation, how long data stays and how to delete it, activity records, sign-in and user setup, where data is handled, other companies that process data, past incidents, and what your team must manage.

Exit and rollback

Review before rollout: confirm how to export your data, revoke access, and return to your existing workflow. Assign an owner and test the rollback plan before expanding use.

Recommended next step

Do not approve a pilot yet. Verify the current product identity, package, availability, owner, pricing, and security evidence; then define one workflow, a baseline, and rollback criteria.

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Official product information yext.com Read official information →
Score history

How the rating has changed

Recorded score and category rank across research updates.

  • Current catalog refresh
    TriVista Score 68.3/100
    Category rank #11

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