COUNTIF

Supported, behaves as documented

Category: Statistical · Last tested 2026-08-06

Real, executed compatibility results for the COUNTIF function across Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, and LibreOffice Calc — verified by actually running it. Syntax and links to each vendor’s official documentation are below.

Support matrix

Engine	Documented	Live-tested	Verdict
Excel	Yes	Not yet	n/a
Google Sheets	Yes	Not yet	n/a
LibreOffice Calc	Yes	Yes (25.8.7.3, 2026-08-06)	Supported, behaves as documented

LibreOffice version history

We executed the same test cases under each LibreOffice release to show exactly when COUNTIF’s support changed — not documentation claims, real results.

LibreOffice version	Verdict	Tested
24.2.0.3	Supported, behaves as documented	2026-07-19
24.8.7.2	Supported, behaves as documented	2026-07-19
25.2.0.3	Supported, behaves as documented	2026-07-24
25.8.7.3	Supported, behaves as documented	2026-08-06

Executed test cases

LibreOffice Calc 25.8.7.3 (tested 2026-08-06)

Formula	Description	Result	Expected	Verdict
=COUNTIF(A1:A5,">20")	Count of cells greater than 20	3	3	Matched
=COUNTIF(A1:A3,"a*")	Wildcard text criteria	2	2	Matched
=COUNTIF(A1:A3,"APPLE")	Text comparisons in COUNTIF are case-insensitive	2	2 Both 'apple' and 'Apple' match the literal 'APPLE' criteria regardless of case	Matched
=COUNTIF(A1:A5,">"&C1)	Dynamic criteria built by concatenating an operator with a cell reference	3	3 Criteria becomes the text ">25"; matches 30,40,50	Matched
=COUNTIF(A1:A3,">100")	No matches -> 0	0	0	Matched

Docs & syntax

Excel: official documentation
Google Sheets: official documentation
LibreOffice Calc: official documentation