# Are Row Zero functions the same as Excel functions?

**URL:** <https://community.rowzero.com/t/are-row-zero-functions-the-same-as-excel-functions/27>\
**Category:** Excel\
**Created:** [October 1, 2025, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.rowzero.com/t/are-row-zero-functions-the-same-as-excel-functions/27 "2025-10-01T19:27:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![FPAguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e7dd6/32.png) [@FPAguy](https://community.rowzero.com/u/FPAguy)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.rowzero.com/t/are-row-zero-functions-the-same-as-excel-functions/27/1 "2025-10-01T19:27:01Z")

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I see Row Zero has the same functions as Excel like COUNTIF, VLOOKUP, etc. Do they work the same way?

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**Author:** ![Mark](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/community.rowzero.com/mark/32/54_2.png) [@Mark](https://community.rowzero.com/u/Mark)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.rowzero.com/t/are-row-zero-functions-the-same-as-excel-functions/27/2 "2025-10-01T20:10:21Z")

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Yes Row Zero uses the same formula syntax as Excel and Google Sheets so functions are generally compatible across all three spreadsheets. Row Zero has nearly 250 [spreadsheet functions](https://rowzero.io/docs/spreadsheet-functions), including the most popular functions in Excel and Google Sheets. Each spreadsheet also has some [unique functions](https://rowzero.io/blog/best-spreadsheet-excel-vs-google-sheets-vs-row-zero#2.-spreadsheet-functions) not offered by the others.

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**Author:** ![FPAguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e7dd6/32.png) [@FPAguy](https://community.rowzero.com/u/FPAguy)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.rowzero.com/t/are-row-zero-functions-the-same-as-excel-functions/27/4 "2025-10-01T20:17:29Z")

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Does Row Zero have the XLOOKUP function? I’ve started using XLOOKUP instead of VLOOKUP in Excel.

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**Author:** ![Mark](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/community.rowzero.com/mark/32/54_2.png) [@Mark](https://community.rowzero.com/u/Mark)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.rowzero.com/t/are-row-zero-functions-the-same-as-excel-functions/27/5 "2025-10-01T20:20:22Z")

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Yes Row Zero has the [XLOOKUP](https://rowzero.io/blog/how-to-use-xlookup) function. You may also be interested in [MULTILOOKUP](https://rowzero.io/blog/lookup-multiple-criteria-with-multilookup), which works like XLOOKUP but allows for multiple conditions.