Google Sheets has a built-in MATCH function, which you can use to search for anything in a defined cell range. The formula's syntax is =MATCH (key, range, type).

You can use VLOOKUP with Google Sheets similar to how the search function is used to find information in Excel.

With new support for named functions, LAMBDA and helper functions, spreadsheet calculations — especially with arrays — may be more efficient and elegant.

After years of waiting, Google Sheets finally supports the powerful XLOOKUP function, and has added other powerful new functions too.