Similar and Alternative Excel Functions to XLOOKUP
Categories- Function Category 📊Lookup & ReferenceOperation Type 🔧RetrievalRequired Arguments Count 🔢3Pros ✅Flexible Matching, Works With INDEX, Versatile Search and FastCons ❌Requires Sorted Data, Complex Syntax and Requires Exact Matches
- Function Category 📊DatabaseOperation Type 🔧ManipulationRequired Arguments Count 🔢2Pros ✅Dynamic Filtering, Multiple Criteria, Flexible Output, Returns Dynamic Arrays and Flexible FilteringCons ❌Requires Modern Excel, Complex For Beginners, Requires Latest Excel Versions and Memory Intensive
- Function Category 📊LogicalOperation Type 🔧ComparisonRequired Arguments Count 🔢3Pros ✅Simple Logic Implementation, Versatile, Flexible and Easy To UnderstandCons ❌Nested IFs Can Be Complex, Limited Conditions and Nested IFs Get Complex
- Function Category 📊Lookup & ReferenceOperation Type 🔧RetrievalRequired Arguments Count 🔢4 🟢Pros ✅Powerful Search Capability, Flexible Matching, Powerful Search and Common In BusinessCons ❌Left To Right Only, Can Be Slow With Large Datasets, Right-Only Search and Can Be Slow🔢 needs fewer arguments than XLOOKUP
- Function Category 📊Lookup & ReferenceOperation Type 🔧RetrievalRequired Arguments Count 🔢3Pros ✅Powerful With MATCH, Flexible Lookup, Very Flexible, Fast Performance, Powerful and FlexibleCons ❌Complex Syntax, Requires Understanding, Complex For Beginners, Requires Understanding Of Arrays and Learning Curve
- Function Category 📊Lookup & ReferenceOperation Type 🔧RetrievalRequired Arguments Count 🔢3Pros ✅More Flexible Than VLOOKUP, Can Search Both Ways, Better Performance and Column IndependentCons ❌Requires Two Functions, Steeper Learning Curve and Complex Syntax📈 is more versatile than XLOOKUP⚙ performs better than XLOOKUP🛠 is more reliable than XLOOKUP
- Function Category 📊MathematicalOperation Type 🔧ManipulationRequired Arguments Count 🔢2Pros ✅Easy To Use For Basic Text Searches & Case-Sensitive Search CapabilityCons ❌Limited To Text Strings Only & Returns Error If Text Not Found
- Function Category 📊StatisticalOperation Type 🔧CalculationRequired Arguments Count 🔢2Pros ✅Easy To Understand & Handles Basic Conditional AveragingCons ❌Limited Condition Options & Single Criteria Only
- Function Category 📊Lookup & ReferenceOperation Type 🔧RetrievalRequired Arguments Count 🔢2Pros ✅Simple To Understand & Works With Sorted DataCons ❌Limited To One-Way Lookups & Requires Sorted Data
- Function Category 📊Lookup & ReferenceOperation Type 🔧RetrievalRequired Arguments Count 🔢4 🟢Pros ✅Flexible Horizontal Search & Good For Wide DatasetsCons ❌Limited To Horizontal Data & Less Common Than VLOOKUP🔢 needs fewer arguments than XLOOKUP
- MATCH belongs to the Lookup & Reference category. 👉 undefined. MATCH performs Retrieval operations. 👉 undefined. MATCH needs 3 required arguments 👉 XLOOKUP needs same number of arguments as MATCH.
- FILTER belongs to the Database category. FILTER performs Manipulation operations. FILTER needs 2 required arguments 👎 XLOOKUP needs fewer arguments than FILTER.
- IF belongs to the Logical category. IF performs Comparison operations. IF needs 3 required arguments 👉 XLOOKUP needs same number of arguments as IF.
- VLOOKUP belongs to the Lookup & Reference category. 👉 undefined. VLOOKUP performs Retrieval operations. 👉 undefined. VLOOKUP needs 4 required arguments 👍 VLOOKUP needs fewer arguments than XLOOKUP.
- INDEX belongs to the Lookup & Reference category. 👉 undefined. INDEX performs Retrieval operations. 👉 undefined. INDEX needs 3 required arguments 👉 XLOOKUP needs same number of arguments as INDEX.
- INDEX_MATCH belongs to the Lookup & Reference category. 👉 undefined. INDEX_MATCH performs Retrieval operations. 👉 undefined. INDEX_MATCH needs 3 required arguments 👉 XLOOKUP needs same number of arguments as INDEX_MATCH.
- FIND belongs to the Mathematical category. 👍 undefined. FIND performs Manipulation operations. FIND needs 2 required arguments 👎 XLOOKUP needs fewer arguments than FIND.
- AVERAGEIF belongs to the Statistical category. 👍 undefined. AVERAGEIF performs Calculation operations. AVERAGEIF needs 2 required arguments 👎 XLOOKUP needs fewer arguments than AVERAGEIF.
- LOOKUP belongs to the Lookup & Reference category. 👉 undefined. LOOKUP performs Retrieval operations. 👉 undefined. LOOKUP needs 2 required arguments 👎 XLOOKUP needs fewer arguments than LOOKUP.
- HLOOKUP belongs to the Lookup & Reference category. 👉 undefined. HLOOKUP performs Retrieval operations. 👉 undefined. HLOOKUP needs 4 required arguments 👍 HLOOKUP needs fewer arguments than XLOOKUP.