A GPTExcel alternative for focused formula work.

Structured formula builder

Task, table context, target range, and function hint keep the request specific.

Write / Explain / Fix modes

Generate a new formula, translate a pasted one, or diagnose common syntax issues.

Excel and Sheets toggle

Compatibility notes call out modern functions and platform-specific behavior.

Formula-bar output

The result is formatted for scanning and placed next to a copy button.

Excel formula help

Get help writing, explaining, or fixing one Excel formula with range notes and checks before you paste.

AI Excel formula generator

Generate an Excel formula from plain English with range notes, an explanation, and checks before you paste.

AI Google Sheets formula generator

Turn a plain-English Sheets task into a formula with assumptions, range notes, and paste checks.

Formula Bot alternative

Use a focused formula workbench when you need a formula, explanation, or fix instead of a full spreadsheet-analysis suite.

SheetSolver AI alternative

Compare a narrow formula helper for writing, explaining, and fixing formulas against broader spreadsheet AI suites.

GPTExcel alternative

Use a focused formula workbench when the job is one formula, explanation, or repair.

ExcelBot alternative

Use a focused formula helper when you need one formula, explanation, or repair rather than VBA or data analysis.

Ajelix alternative

Use a focused formula helper when you need one formula, explanation, or repair rather than a full AI workspace.

SheetAI alternative

Use a focused formula helper when you need one formula, explanation, or repair rather than a broader spreadsheet AI workflow.

Numerous.ai alternative

Use a focused formula helper when you need one formula, explanation, or repair rather than in-spreadsheet AI automation.

Formulr alternative

Use a focused formula helper when you want two tries before choosing a broader formula app or extension.

Percentage formulas

Build percent of total, percent change, discount, markup, tax, tip, and completion-rate formulas.

Excel formula cheat sheet

Scan common lookup, logic, text, date, and summary formulas with examples.

Formula not showing result

Diagnose formulas that show text, stay stale, return errors, or calculate the wrong value.

Fix my Excel formula

Paste a broken formula and get a corrected version with checks for errors, text cells, ranges, and fallbacks.

Excel formulas not working

Fix formulas that stop calculating after imports, copied ranges, locale settings, or text-number mismatches.

Excel formula parse error

Fix formulas rejected by Excel because of separators, quotes, missing equals signs, parentheses, or copied syntax.

Google Sheets formulas not working

Fix Sheets formulas that show errors, stay as text, stop updating, or return the wrong result.

Google Sheets #REF! error

Fix formulas broken by deleted tabs, invalid ranges, moved references, blocked array output, or IMPORTRANGE source issues.

Google Sheets #VALUE! error

Fix formulas blocked by imported text numbers, unparseable VALUE inputs, date text, range shapes, or wrong argument types.

Google Sheets #N/A error

Fix formulas with missing lookup matches, no-match FILTER results, text-number mismatches, hidden spaces, or fallback mistakes.

Google Sheets #DIV/0! error

Fix formulas blocked by zero or blank denominators, ratio logic, averages, percentages, and IFERROR tradeoffs.

Google Sheets #NAME? error

Fix formulas with unknown range names, misspelled functions, deleted named ranges, named functions, or unquoted text.

Excel formula not calculating

Fix formulas that stay stale, show formula text, or only update after manual recalculation.

Excel showing formula instead of result

Fix cells that display the formula text because of Show Formulas mode, text formatting, or a leading apostrophe.

Excel formula wrong result

Fix formulas that calculate the wrong value because of references, parentheses, stored types, or lookup settings.

Formula returns 0 or blank

Fix formulas that return 0, blank, or an empty string because of lookup return cells, IF logic, or hidden zero settings.

Excel formula not copying down

Fix formulas that will not fill down, copy the first result, or shift the wrong references after dragging.

Excel date formula not working

Fix Excel date formulas with DATEVALUE #VALUE!, text dates, locale mismatches, serial numbers, DATEDIF, or criteria issues.

Excel table formula not working

Fix structured references, calculated columns, @ row references, and table formulas that stop filling correctly.

Excel SUMIFS not working

Fix SUMIFS formulas that return 0, #VALUE!, or wrong totals because of criteria, ranges, dates, or argument order.

Excel SUMPRODUCT not working

Fix SUMPRODUCT formulas that return #VALUE!, 0, or wrong totals because of array sizes, text numbers, hidden spaces, errors, or full-column references.

Excel COUNTIFS not working

Fix COUNTIFS formulas that return 0, #VALUE!, or wrong counts because of criteria, range sizes, dates, or closed workbooks.

Excel TEXTJOIN not working

Fix TEXTJOIN formulas with #VALUE!, #NAME?, extra delimiters, blank joins, IF or FILTER array issues, line breaks, or version support problems.

Excel TEXTBEFORE / TEXTAFTER not working

Fix text extraction formulas with #N/A delimiter misses, #VALUE! instance issues, case matching, fallbacks, or version support problems.

Excel TEXTSPLIT not working

Fix TEXTSPLIT formulas with #SPILL!, #N/A padding, wrong delimiters, row-versus-column splits, or version support problems.

Excel INDIRECT not working

Fix INDIRECT formulas with #REF!, dynamic sheet names, dependent dropdowns, named ranges, or external workbook limits.

Excel #VALUE! error

Repair formulas blocked by text values, hidden spaces, wrong argument types, dates, or subtraction syntax.

Excel #NAME? error

Fix formulas with misspelled functions, undefined names, missing quotes, or unsupported functions.

Excel #DIV/0! error

Fix formulas blocked by zero or blank denominators, ratio logic, averages, and IFERROR tradeoffs.

Excel #NULL! error

Fix formulas blocked by accidental range intersections, missing commas, missing colons, or non-overlapping cell ranges.

Excel #SPILL! error

Fix dynamic array formulas blocked by spill ranges, tables, merged cells, whole-column references, or changing array sizes.

Excel #CALC! error

Fix dynamic array and FILTER formulas blocked by empty results, nested arrays, range references, or unsupported calculations.

Excel FILTER function not working

Fix FILTER formulas that return #CALC!, #SPILL!, #REF!, blank output, wrong rows, or unsupported-function errors.

Excel OFFSET function not working

Fix OFFSET formulas with #REF!, #VALUE!, wrong ranges, dynamic named range problems, text references, or volatile recalculation issues.

Excel UNIQUE not working

Fix UNIQUE formulas that keep apparent duplicates, return unexpected rows, show #SPILL!, or confuse by_col and exactly_once settings.

Excel #NUM! error

Fix formulas blocked by invalid numeric values, formatted constants, non-converging IRR or RATE inputs, or numbers outside Excel limits.

Excel circular reference

Fix formulas that point back at their own result cell or need deliberate iterative-calculation checks.

Excel #REF! error

Repair formulas broken by deleted rows, moved cells, invalid references, or shifted lookup ranges.

Google Sheets formula parse error

Repair Sheets formulas with missing quotes, mismatched parentheses, wrong separators, or malformed QUERY syntax.

Google Sheets formula not updating

Fix formulas that keep stale values, recalculate only after reloads or edits, or need recalculation-setting and range checks.

Google Sheets date formula not working

Fix DATEVALUE parse errors, text dates, locale mismatches, serial numbers, QUERY date literals, or date criteria issues.

Google Sheets IF formula not working

Fix IF formulas that return FALSE, blank, the wrong label, parse errors, or confusing nested IF results.

Google Sheets circular dependency

Fix circular dependency errors caused by self-referencing cells, self-including ranges, helper-cell loops, or iterative-calculation settings.

Google Sheets SUMIFS not working

Fix SUMIFS formulas that return 0, #VALUE!, or wrong totals because of range sizes, criteria, dates, text values, or argument order.

Google Sheets COUNTIFS not working

Fix COUNTIFS formulas that return 0, #VALUE!, wrong counts, or miss rows because of range sizes, dates, stored text, hidden spaces, or separators.

Google Sheets #NUM! error

Fix formulas blocked by invalid numeric inputs, impossible math, oversized results, XIRR or RATE failures, and out-of-range row choices.

Google Sheets SORT not working

Fix SORT formulas that return the wrong order, sort headers as data, separate rows, or misread dates and numbers stored as text.

Google Sheets UNIQUE not working

Fix UNIQUE formulas that keep duplicates, remove the wrong rows, return unexpected columns, or confuse by_column and exactly_once settings.

Google Sheets FILTER not working

Fix FILTER formulas with #N/A, mismatched range sizes, wrong rows, no matches, or row-versus-column condition issues.

Google Sheets QUERY not working

Fix QUERY formulas with parse errors, NO_COLUMN messages, wrong Col references, header problems, or missing rows.

Google Sheets ARRAYFORMULA not working

Fix ARRAYFORMULA output that will not expand, only fills one row, repeats a value, or runs through blank rows.

Google Sheets IMPORTRANGE not working

Fix IMPORTRANGE formulas with #REF!, Allow access prompts, oversized imports, slow refreshes, or source permission issues.

Google Sheets IMPORTXML not working

Fix IMPORTXML formulas with #N/A, Imported content is empty, Could not fetch URL, XPath mistakes, oversized results, or blocked page content.

Google Sheets REGEXEXTRACT not working

Fix REGEXEXTRACT formulas with #N/A no-match errors, invalid regex patterns, text-input issues, greedy matches, and RE2 syntax limits.

Google Sheets conditional formatting not working

Fix conditional formatting custom formulas that highlight nothing, highlight the wrong rows, lose to another rule, or break across sheets.

Google Sheets data validation formula not working

Fix Google Sheets data validation custom formulas that warn instead of rejecting, reject valid entries, or shift references after copying.

Google Sheets VLOOKUP not working

Fix VLOOKUP formulas with #N/A, wrong matches, approximate-match issues, lookup-range mistakes, or return-column problems.

Google Sheets XLOOKUP not working

Fix XLOOKUP formulas with #N/A, wrong rows, blank fallbacks, range-size mismatches, or search-mode issues.

Google Sheets MATCH not working

Fix MATCH formulas with #N/A, wrong positions, omitted search_type defaults, range-shape mistakes, or sorted-range assumptions.

Conditional formatting formula not working

Fix Excel and Google Sheets rules that highlight nothing, highlight everything, shift references, or lose to another rule.

Excel VLOOKUP not working

Fix VLOOKUP formulas that return #N/A, #VALUE!, wrong values, or broken column results.

VLOOKUP #N/A error

Fix lookup formulas that return #N/A because of exact-match settings, text-number mismatches, or range setup.

XLOOKUP #N/A error

Fix XLOOKUP formulas with missing matches, mismatched stored types, lookup-array issues, or fallback decisions.

Excel XLOOKUP not working

Fix XLOOKUP formulas that return #N/A, wrong rows, blank fallbacks, or unreliable results.

Excel INDEX MATCH not working

Fix INDEX MATCH formulas that return #N/A, #REF!, wrong rows, wrong columns, or unreliable results.

Excel MATCH not working

Fix MATCH formulas with #N/A, wrong positions, omitted match_type defaults, sort-order issues, or text-number mismatches.

Excel XMATCH not working

Fix XMATCH formulas with #N/A, #VALUE!, wrong positions, wildcard mode, binary search sorting, or first-versus-last match issues.

Excel SORT not working

Fix SORT formulas with #SPILL!, wrong sort columns, header-row mistakes, row separation, text-stored dates or numbers, and version support issues.

Excel VSTACK or HSTACK not working

Fix stacked arrays with #N/A padding, #SPILL! blockers, #NAME? version issues, mismatched array sizes, or the wrong combine direction.

Excel CHOOSECOLS or CHOOSEROWS not working

Fix CHOOSECOLS and CHOOSEROWS formulas with #VALUE!, #NAME?, #SPILL!, wrong selected columns or rows, and nested-array errors.

Excel TAKE and DROP repair

Fix TAKE and DROP formulas with #CALC!, #NUM!, #NAME?, #SPILL!, wrong rows or columns, and nested-array errors.

IF formulas with multiple conditions

Write nested IF, AND, OR, and IFS logic with branch-order and edge-row checks before filling down.

Excel IF formula not working

Fix IF, nested IF, IFS, AND, and OR formulas that return the wrong label, FALSE, 0, blank, or #VALUE!.

Date formulas

Create due dates, workday counts, month-end dates, date differences, and overdue checks.

FILTER formulas

Return matching rows for status, region, date, text, and threshold conditions.

Text formulas

Split, extract, join, trim, clean, and replace text from messy imported cells.

Data validation formulas

Block bad IDs, duplicate values, missing fields, and invalid entries with custom TRUE/FALSE rules.

Excel data validation formula

Write custom validation rules for IDs, duplicates, required fields, dates, and allowed entries.

Excel data validation formula not working

Fix data validation formulas that accept invalid values, reject valid entries, or break after copying.

Google Sheets QUERY formulas

Build QUERY formulas for filtering, selecting, sorting, grouping, and labeling Sheets data.

Pivot calculated field formulas

Create margin, average price, variance, and ratio formulas that use pivot source field names.

Excel PivotTable calculated field repair

Fix calculated fields with wrong totals, invalid cell references, field-name syntax issues, OLAP limits, or helper-column cases.

Conditional formatting formulas

Write Excel and Google Sheets custom formulas for row highlights, duplicates, overdue dates, and status rules.

Sheets conditional formatting custom formulas

Set up Google Sheets custom formula rules with the right apply-to range, dollar signs, and TRUE/FALSE logic.

XLOOKUP formulas

Return matching values with separate lookup and return ranges.

INDEX MATCH formulas

Build flexible lookup formulas for left lookups, two-way lookups, and older Excel files.

SUMIFS formulas

Total rows that match status, date, category, customer, or region rules.

COUNTIFS formulas

Count rows across multiple text, number, and date conditions.