If your lookup range and lookup value are kept in different Excel workbooks, then don’t worry about it because VLOOKUP can get things done with ease. Now, if you wish to VLOOKUP workbooks via Excel ...
You can use VLOOKUP with Google Sheets similar to how the search function is used to find information in Excel.
I have a client who asked me if I could help him figure something out based on some sales reports. I said I'd look into it, but I'm not really much of an Excel user. Normally, I can figure this stuff ...