SUMPRODUCT
Supported, behaves as documentedCategory: Math and trigonometry · Last tested 2026-09-01
Real compatibility results for the SUMPRODUCT function: executed in Excel for the web, Google Sheets and LibreOffice Calc, with desktop Excel behavior from Microsoft’s official documentation (we do not run desktop Excel — Excel for the web is a different application and is executed separately). Syntax and links to that documentation are below.
Support matrix
| Engine | Documented | Live-tested | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excel (desktop) | Yes | No — documented only | n/a |
| Excel for the web | — | Yes (recalc, 2026-09-01) | Supported, behaves as documented |
| Google Sheets | Yes | Yes (Drive import, 2026-08-29) | Supported, behaves as documented |
| LibreOffice Calc | Yes | Yes (25.8.7.3, 2026-07-29) | Supported, behaves as documented |
LibreOffice version history
We executed the same test cases under each LibreOffice release to show exactly when SUMPRODUCT’s support changed — not documentation claims, real results.
| LibreOffice version | Verdict | Tested |
|---|---|---|
| 24.2.0.3 | Supported, behaves as documented | 2026-08-29 |
| 24.8.7.2 | Supported, behaves as documented | 2026-08-29 |
| 25.2.0.3 | Supported, behaves as documented | 2026-08-29 |
| 25.8.7.3 | Supported, behaves as documented | 2026-07-29 |
Executed test cases
Excel for the web (executed 2026-09-01 via OneDrive recalculation)
These values come from Excel for the web, not from desktop Excel. They are two different implementations of the calculation engine, and this run measured only the web one: the corpus was uploaded to OneDrive as .xlsx, recalculated by Excel for the web on open, and downloaded again for readback. Excel for the web is a rolling service with no pinnable version, so the run is identified by its date. Where a value here disagrees with the Expected column — which is Microsoft’s documentation of the desktop product — we cannot tell you whether the web engine diverges from the desktop one or the documentation is wrong about both, because we do not run desktop Excel.
| Formula | Description | Result | Expected | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =SUMPRODUCT(A1:A3,B1:B3) | Sum of pairwise products across two equal-sized arrays | 140 | 140Provenance1*10+2*20+3*30 = 10+40+90 = 140 |
Matched |
| =SUMPRODUCT(A1:A3) | With only one array argument, SUMPRODUCT just sums its elements | 6 | 6 | Matched |
| =SUMPRODUCT(--(A1:A5>2)) | Classic double-unary-minus idiom coerces a boolean array to 1/0 to count matches without an extra helper column | 3 | 3ProvenanceA3,A4,A5 satisfy >2; --(...) turns TRUE/FALSE into 1/0 and SUMPRODUCT sums them |
Matched |
| =SUMPRODUCT((A1:A5>2)*B1:B5) | Multiplying a boolean condition array by a value array replicates SUMIF without a separate criteria function | 120 | 120ProvenanceRows where A>2 (rows 3,4,5) contribute their B value: 30+40+50=120 |
Matched |
| =SUMPRODUCT(A1:A3,B1:B2) | Arrays of different dimensions cannot be multiplied element-wise -> #VALUE! | #VALUE! | #VALUE!ProvenanceMicrosoft docs: array arguments must have the same dimensions, otherwise SUMPRODUCT returns #VALUE! |
Matched |
Google Sheets (executed 2026-08-29 via Drive import)
Google Sheets is a rolling service with no pinnable version, so this run is identified by its date. The corpus was imported to Drive as .xlsx, recalculated by Sheets, and exported back for readback.
| Formula | Description | Result | Expected | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =SUMPRODUCT(A1:A3,B1:B3) | Sum of pairwise products across two equal-sized arrays | 140 | 140Provenance1*10+2*20+3*30 = 10+40+90 = 140 |
Matched |
| =SUMPRODUCT(A1:A3) | With only one array argument, SUMPRODUCT just sums its elements | 6 | 6 | Matched |
| =SUMPRODUCT(--(A1:A5>2)) | Classic double-unary-minus idiom coerces a boolean array to 1/0 to count matches without an extra helper column | 3 | 3ProvenanceA3,A4,A5 satisfy >2; --(...) turns TRUE/FALSE into 1/0 and SUMPRODUCT sums them |
Matched |
| =SUMPRODUCT((A1:A5>2)*B1:B5) | Multiplying a boolean condition array by a value array replicates SUMIF without a separate criteria function | 120 | 120ProvenanceRows where A>2 (rows 3,4,5) contribute their B value: 30+40+50=120 |
Matched |
| =SUMPRODUCT(A1:A3,B1:B2) | Arrays of different dimensions cannot be multiplied element-wise -> #VALUE! | #VALUE! | #VALUE!ProvenanceMicrosoft docs: array arguments must have the same dimensions, otherwise SUMPRODUCT returns #VALUE! |
Matched |
LibreOffice Calc 25.8.7.3 (tested 2026-07-29)
| Formula | Description | Result | Expected | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =SUMPRODUCT(A1:A3,B1:B3) | Sum of pairwise products across two equal-sized arrays | 140 | 140Provenance1*10+2*20+3*30 = 10+40+90 = 140 |
Matched |
| =SUMPRODUCT(A1:A3) | With only one array argument, SUMPRODUCT just sums its elements | 6 | 6 | Matched |
| =SUMPRODUCT(--(A1:A5>2)) | Classic double-unary-minus idiom coerces a boolean array to 1/0 to count matches without an extra helper column | 3 | 3ProvenanceA3,A4,A5 satisfy >2; --(...) turns TRUE/FALSE into 1/0 and SUMPRODUCT sums them |
Matched |
| =SUMPRODUCT((A1:A5>2)*B1:B5) | Multiplying a boolean condition array by a value array replicates SUMIF without a separate criteria function | 120 | 120ProvenanceRows where A>2 (rows 3,4,5) contribute their B value: 30+40+50=120 |
Matched |
| =SUMPRODUCT(A1:A3,B1:B2) | Arrays of different dimensions cannot be multiplied element-wise -> #VALUE! | #VALUE! | #VALUE!ProvenanceMicrosoft docs: array arguments must have the same dimensions, otherwise SUMPRODUCT returns #VALUE! |
Matched |
Docs & syntax
- Excel (desktop): official documentation
- Google Sheets: official documentation
- LibreOffice Calc: official documentation
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Where SUMPRODUCT behaves differently
- ARRAYFORMULA in Google Sheets: when you need it, and when it can't help
Google Sheets uses only the first element of an array passed to a scalar function - our executed run returns 140 for =SUM(SUMIFS(C2:C6,A2:A6,{"North","South"})) against 220 in LibreOffice. ARRAYFORMULA fixes six of nine cases; for SUMIFS criteria it does not, and SUMPRODUCT is the portable form. - FVSCHEDULE: LibreOffice drops text in the rate schedule
Microsoft documents any non-numeric value in FVSCHEDULE's schedule as #VALUE!. Executed, LibreOffice 25.8.7.3 returns 1.09 for =FVSCHEDULE(1,A1:A2) with A2 = "x" - a compounding period silently dropped - while Google Sheets returns #VALUE! as documented.