Similar and Alternative Excel Functions to SUM
Categories- Function Category 📊MathematicalOperation Type 🔧CalculationRequired Arguments Count 🔢1Pros ✅Fast And Efficient, Easy To Understand and Widely UsedCons ❌Limited To Numbers Only & Ignores Text Cells
- Function Category 📊StatisticalOperation Type 🔧CalculationRequired Arguments Count 🔢1Pros ✅Easy To Use, Fast, Non-Zero Values Only and VersatileCons ❌Counts Text As Valid, Includes Errors and Format Sensitive⚙ performs better than SUM
- Function Category 📊StatisticalOperation Type 🔧CalculationRequired Arguments Count 🔢1Pros ✅Simple To Use, Common Function and UniversalCons ❌Ignores Text, Includes Zero Values, Numbers Only and No Weights⚙ performs better than SUM
- Function Category 📊MathematicalOperation Type 🔧CalculationRequired Arguments Count 🔢3 🟢Pros ✅Multiple Conditions, Accurate Calculations, Flexible For Multiple Criteria, Handles Large Datasets, Easy To Understand, Multiple Conditions Support, Accurate Results, Flexible, Versatile Conditional Summing, Supports Multiple Criteria, Powerful For Multiple Criteria and Flexible ConditionsCons ❌Complex For Beginners, Needs Sorted Data, Complex Syntax For Beginners, Limited To Sum Operations, Performance Issues With Large Ranges, Cannot Use OR Conditions, Complex Syntax, Can Be Slow With Large Datasets, Limited To Sum Operation Only and Requires Sorted Data🔢 needs fewer arguments than SUM
- Function Category 📊Lookup & ReferenceOperation Type 🔧ManipulationRequired Arguments Count 🔢1Pros ✅Easy To Use & Visual Data RestructuringCons ❌Must Be Entered As Array Formula & Size Limitations
- Function Category 📊MathematicalOperation Type 🔧CalculationRequired Arguments Count 🔢1Pros ✅Simple To Use & VersatileCons ❌Cannot Ignore Text Values & Limited To Numbers⚙ performs better than SUM
- Function Category 📊MathematicalOperation Type 🔧CalculationRequired Arguments Count 🔢1Pros ✅Easy To Understand & ReliableCons ❌Only Works With Numbers & No Text Handling⚙ performs better than SUM
- Function Category 📊MathematicalOperation Type 🔧CalculationRequired Arguments Count 🔢1Pros ✅Handles Multiple Arguments & Array CompatibleCons ❌Can Overflow With Large Numbers & No Selective Multiplication
- Function Category 📊MathematicalOperation Type 🔧CalculationRequired Arguments Count 🔢2 🟢Pros ✅Precise Control, Consistent and UniversalCons ❌Limited Decimal Places & No Rounding Options🔢 needs fewer arguments than SUM⚙ performs better than SUM
- Function Category 📊LogicalOperation Type 🔧ComparisonRequired Arguments Count 🔢3 🟢Pros ✅Simple Logic Implementation, Versatile, Flexible and Easy To UnderstandCons ❌Nested IFs Can Be Complex, Limited Conditions and Nested IFs Get Complex🔢 needs fewer arguments than SUM📈 is more versatile than SUM
- COUNT
- COUNT belongs to the Mathematical category. 👉 undefined.
- COUNT performs Calculation operations. 👉 undefined.
- COUNT needs 1 required arguments 👉 SUM needs same number of arguments as COUNT.
- COUNTA
- COUNTA belongs to the Statistical category. 👍 undefined.
- COUNTA performs Calculation operations. 👉 undefined.
- COUNTA needs 1 required arguments 👉 SUM needs same number of arguments as COUNTA.
- AVERAGE
- AVERAGE belongs to the Statistical category. 👍 undefined.
- AVERAGE performs Calculation operations. 👉 undefined.
- AVERAGE needs 1 required arguments 👉 SUM needs same number of arguments as AVERAGE.
- SUMIFS
- SUMIFS belongs to the Mathematical category. 👉 undefined.
- SUMIFS performs Calculation operations. 👉 undefined.
- SUMIFS needs 3 required arguments 👍 SUMIFS needs fewer arguments than SUM.
- TRANSPOSE
- TRANSPOSE belongs to the Lookup & Reference category.
- TRANSPOSE performs Manipulation operations. 👍 undefined.
- TRANSPOSE needs 1 required arguments 👉 SUM needs same number of arguments as TRANSPOSE.
- MAX
- MAX belongs to the Mathematical category. 👉 undefined.
- MAX performs Calculation operations. 👉 undefined.
- MAX needs 1 required arguments 👉 SUM needs same number of arguments as MAX.
- MIN
- MIN belongs to the Mathematical category. 👉 undefined.
- MIN performs Calculation operations. 👉 undefined.
- MIN needs 1 required arguments 👉 SUM needs same number of arguments as MIN.
- PRODUCT
- PRODUCT belongs to the Mathematical category. 👉 undefined.
- PRODUCT performs Calculation operations. 👉 undefined.
- PRODUCT needs 1 required arguments 👉 SUM needs same number of arguments as PRODUCT.
- ROUND
- ROUND belongs to the Mathematical category. 👉 undefined.
- ROUND performs Calculation operations. 👉 undefined.
- ROUND needs 2 required arguments 👍 ROUND needs fewer arguments than SUM.
- IF
- IF belongs to the Logical category.
- IF performs Comparison operations. 👍 undefined.
- IF needs 3 required arguments 👍 IF needs fewer arguments than SUM.