diff --git a/src/stdplus/raw.hpp b/src/stdplus/raw.hpp
index 1f3893f..59e308e 100644
--- a/src/stdplus/raw.hpp
+++ b/src/stdplus/raw.hpp
@@ -22,6 +22,21 @@
 
 } // namespace detail
 
+/** @brief Compares two containers to see if their raw bytes are equal
+ *
+ *  @param[in] a - The first container
+ *  @param[in] b - The second container
+ *  @return True if they are the same, false otherwise
+ */
+template <typename A, typename B>
+bool equal(const A& a, const B& b)
+{
+    static_assert(std::is_trivially_copyable_v<A>);
+    static_assert(std::is_trivially_copyable_v<B>);
+    static_assert(sizeof(A) == sizeof(B));
+    return memcmp(&a, &b, sizeof(A)) == 0;
+}
+
 /** @brief Copies data from a buffer into a copyable type
  *
  *  @param[in] data - The data buffer being copied from
diff --git a/test/raw.cpp b/test/raw.cpp
index 81de96d..fd8ae71 100644
--- a/test/raw.cpp
+++ b/test/raw.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@
 namespace
 {
 
+TEST_CASE("Equal", "[Equal]")
+{
+    int a = 4;
+    unsigned b = 4;
+    CHECK(equal(a, b));
+    b = 5;
+    CHECK(!equal(a, b));
+}
+
 TEST_CASE("Copy From Empty", "[CopyFrom]")
 {
     const std::string_view s;