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XML Compare Tool

Compare two XML files or XML strings instantly. Validate both sides, normalize structure, inspect changed paths, and review side-by-side formatted XML for integration and developer workflows.

XML Compare Controls

Compare two XML documents structurally, review changed paths, and inspect formatted content side by side.

Best for SOAP payloads, feeds, config files, and XML integration checks.
Left XML
171 chars · 7 lines
Right XML
202 chars · 8 lines

Left XML error

DOMParser is not defined

Right XML error

DOMParser is not defined

Added

0

Removed

0

Changed

0

Type changed

0

Total diffs

0

Formatted Left XML
0 chars · 1 lines
Formatted Right XML
0 chars · 1 lines

Changed paths

Structural differences found between the two XML inputs.

Type
Path
Left value
Right value
Fix XML validation errors on both sides to compare structure.

Included features

  • Structural comparison instead of plain line-only comparison.
  • Added, removed, changed, and type-changed path summaries.
  • XML validation with error line highlighting and code frames.
  • Ignore whitespace-only text nodes option.
  • Upload both XML files, swap sides, copy, and download reports.
  • Side-by-side formatted XML views for manual inspection.

What can this XML compare tool do?

This tool validates both XML inputs, compares them structurally, highlights added, removed, and changed nodes or attributes, and shows formatted side-by-side XML so you can inspect exactly what changed.

Common use cases

Use it for API XML payload comparison, SOAP debugging, config review, feed comparison, migration checks, and integration testing where XML differences need to be precise and readable.