Compare OFFSET vs COUNTA

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Compare OFFSET vs COUNTA side-by-side — differences, popularity and recommendation

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Feature

Lookup & Reference

=OFFSET()

Syntax

Statistical

=COUNTA()

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Syntax

Category

Lookup & Reference lookup-reference

Statistical statistical

Popularity

60 / 100

70 / 100

Views

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Output

Reference

Number

Version

All versions

Volatile

Yes

Dynamic Array

Description

Returns a reference to a range that is a specified number of rows and columns from a cell or range of cells. The reference that is returned can be a single cell or a range of cells. You can specify the number of rows and the number of columns to be returned.

The COUNTA function counts the number of cells that are not empty in a range.

Syntax

=OFFSET(reference, rows, cols, [height], [width])

=COUNTA(value1, [value2], ...)

Arguments

5 Arguments

reference rows cols height (Optional) width (Optional)

2 Arguments

value1 value2 (Optional)

Examples

Tips

★ Recommendation — Winner: =COUNTA()

=COUNTA() is recommended based on higher popularity, newer version and Dynamic Array support.

Winner: =COUNTA()