# Yext: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 87 judge labels across 5 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/yext

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Local listings management](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/local-listings-management/index.md) | 15% | 3 | 47% | 66 |
| [Channel partner and local marketing](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/partner/channel-partner-and-local-marketing/index.md) | 3% | 11 | 14% | 7 |
| [Retail, proximity and IoT marketing](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/retail-proximity-and-iot-marketing/index.md) | 2% | 32 | 0% | 1 |
| [Review and reputation management](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/review-and-reputation-management/index.md) | 0% | 22 | 17% | 12 |
| [Ecommerce search and merchandising](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/ecommerce-search-and-merchandising/index.md) | 0% | 40 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Yext and Uberall both position their products for multi-location brands, with bulk updates, publisher networks, duplicate suppression, and enterprise workflows." (GPT-5.4 mini, Local listings)
- "Yext | Enterprise brands, multi-location franchises | ~$16/month (per platform) | Centralized management, massive publisher network (200+)" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Local listings)
- "I'd usually recommend Yext if your top priority is centralized listings control, governance, and consistency across many locations" (GPT-5.4 mini, Local listings)
- "Yext remains the enterprise titan for multi-location data dominance, though its premium pricing reflects its massive direct-API network." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Local listings)

## And against it

- "Yext: widely regarded as powerful but notoriously expensive and complex for smaller entities. Users frequently complain about high price hikes and poor support tiers" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Local listings)
- "Yext is one such platform that has received negative reviews and is not recommended for mid-sized B2B companies" (Llama 4 Maverick, Local listings)
- "Yext – rental model / post-cancellation drift ... "You are renting your citations, not building an asset."" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Local listings)
- "Avoid entirely: Localo (due to severe user complaints), Yext (if you ever plan to cancel)" (Kimi K2, Local listings)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Kimi K2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Yext, from 259 of the 295 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 175
- gbppromote.com: 86
- brightlocal.com: 81
- birdeye.com: 59
- guideflow.com: 53
- capterra.com: 48
- uberall.com: 47
- softwareadvice.com: 46
- sourceforge.net: 41
- gane.ai/index: 37

### Pages cited

- https://g2.com/categories/local-listing-management: 62
- https://brightlocal.com/resources/listings-management-services-compared: 57
- https://gbppromote.com/best-local-listing-management-software: 55
- https://guideflow.com/blog/local-listing-management-software-tools: 31
- https://onfolio.com/reviewed/best-listing-management-software: 26
- https://usa.inquirer.net/191823/best-reputation-management-software: 26
- https://g2.com/categories/local-listing-management/small-business: 24
- https://socialpilot.co/reviews/alternatives/yext-alternatives: 24

## The company

Yext; http://yext.com; New York City, United States; founded 2006; public, YEXT on New York Stock Exchange. From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## In its own words

What Yext's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: the enterprise agentic marketing platform — intelligence, verified data, and distribution to win every discovery moment across AI and search (https://yext.com/)
- For: enterprise brands (https://yext.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Get a Demo (https://www.yext.com/customers)
- Integrations claimed: 200 (https://www.yext.com/platform); 6 (https://www.yext.com/customers) (pages disagree)
- Customers named: Great Clips, Sorbet, Cox Communications, Samsung, Fazoli’s

## What it publishes

Every page yext.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 6876 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 1282 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- case study: 90 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 202 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-07-01
- conference or event: 55 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-06-07
- report or ebook: 46 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-01
- comparison: 14 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-03
- template or tool: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-02-14
- glossary or explainer: 33 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-16
- podcast or video: 12 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2018-04-27
- news or press: 84 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-06-10
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Search news https://www.yext.com/blog/search-news
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Get it legal marketing aligned agentic execution https://www.yext.com/blog/get-it-legal-marketing-aligned-agentic-execution
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: Chatgpt make your brand visible ai search https://www.yext.com/blog/chatgpt-make-your-brand-visible-ai-search
- Recent: 2026-09-08 blog: Yext research live q3 https://events.yext.com/yext-research-live-q3/
- Recent: 2026-07-01 report or ebook: Ai citation behavior across models consistent source preferences across a growing ai landscape https://www.yext.com/research/ai-citation-behavior-across-models-consistent-source-preferences-across-a-growing-ai-landscape
- Recent: 2026-07-01 report or ebook: Ai page citations specific intents need specific pages https://www.yext.com/research/ai-page-citations-specific-intents-need-specific-pages

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.