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Salesforce Appexchange Reviews & Product Details

KonaSearch provides a single, consolidated view into Salesforce and other data sources. Our customers commonly use us for: Talent Management Recruiting firms are challenged to stay competitive in a fast changing market. Now that everyone has the same applicant data, the curation of it is the new battleground. Kona Talent solves the problem with its Deep Search and allows firms to find previously overlooked patterns. Dashboards with custom action buttons to drive workflows let clients respond faster than ever before. Many of our clients are also automating common tasks using our learning AI. Complex Search Any requirement to provide advanced or complex search capabilities such as: ✔ All fields (including picklists & long text areas) ✔ Connected objects (Lookup & Master-Detail) ✔ Attachments, notes, files, articles or other sources

Seller

Basis Technology

Discussions

Salesforce Appexchange Community

Languages Supported

Danish, German, English, Finnish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional)

Overview by

Andrew McKay (CTO, Co-Founder at Kona DataSearch)

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Salesforce Appexchange Media

Salesforce Appexchange Demo - Unified Search Page

Example of a single search page in Salesforce. Results include other data sources such as SharePoint. It also searches across orgs, all fields, objects, Chatter, files & attachments.

Salesforce Appexchange Demo - Sample Dashboard

Custom search pages to consolidate multiple data sources within a single record view in Salesforce.

Salesforce Appexchange Demo - Open files from other data sources

One record view consolidating data & files from multiple data systems.

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Kelsey R.

Senior Salesforce administrator

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

10/16/2025

"Great Variety of Tools, but Clarity and Recommendations Needed"

5/5

What do you like best about Salesforce Appexchange?

You can find a tool for any problem and get ideas for solutions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Salesforce Appexchange?

Sometimes it’s difficult to know what’s included in the package, also it would be great if it could recommend products based on a problem Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Joaquin B.

Social Media Manager

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/16/2023

"Good platform that simplifies data management."

4.5/5

What do you like best about Salesforce Appexchange?

KonaSearch's lightning-fast search feature helps me locate crucial data swiftly, enhancing my overall productivity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Salesforce Appexchange?

The absence of a real-time collaboration feature in KonaSearch limits its effectiveness for simultaneous team editing on shared documents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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emilia c.

website developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/19/2019

"easy and simple to use, flexible pricing, accurate and efficient results."

3.5/5

What do you like best about Salesforce Appexchange?

Konasearch is easy and simple to use. It has flexible pricing schema. It provides accurate and efficient search results. Filters can be applied to search results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Salesforce Appexchange?

It can be overwhelming and tricky to use for new users. Sometimes accurate key words are required to get some particular results. Sometimes the search results can be too broad and can be difficult to simplify. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Elizabeth C.

Temp Staff

Higher Education

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/10/2016

"Advanced Search and Data "

3/5

What do you like best about Salesforce Appexchange?

This program makes it very easy to create a sort of dashboard type of thing for your sales and service data. It is very easy to search through all of your existing and new documents to find what you need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Salesforce Appexchange?

It was a little hard to install without help from an expert, but beyond that I can't think of anything bad about it! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Salesforce Appexchange:

If you have a lot of client files and a difficult time sorting them, this is for you! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Salesforce Appexchange solving and how is that benefiting you?

I had a hard time finding data on my own, and the program we were using didn't have a very good search interface. With this, I can find everything I need to, and that makes it easier for me to help my clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Amy P.

Photographer

Arts and Crafts

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/22/2016

"Searching with Kona ain't no Bologna!"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Salesforce Appexchange?

I like the fact that I can use KonaSearch without laving Salesforce and achieving accurate results in the process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Salesforce Appexchange?

I ran into some issues running searches on my google drive content but I am not sure if it was a KonaSearch or a Google issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Telecommunications

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

9/5/2016

"Effective but expensive"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Salesforce Appexchange?

Requires no additional hardware, which is extremely convenient. It also serves a broad range of customers, from mid-range solutions to enterprises. Also, the search criteria is amazing, being able to search by text, file size, location and many more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Salesforce Appexchange?

The pricing is a little high at just under $20 a month. There are much cheaper alternatives out there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Salesforce Appexchange:

If you have the budget for KonaSearch, it's a great service and makes running a business easier. With that said, there are cheaper alternatives out there, but you may miss out on things like ease of use and productivity. The old saying: you get what you pay for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Salesforce Appexchange solving and how is that benefiting you?

Able to search through data in the server, easily finding various reports and sales data quickly and efficiently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.