Compare two versions of an article

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title: Compare two versions of an article
description: Select and compare two versions of a knowledge article.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/servicenow-platform/knowledge-management/compare-two-article-versions.html
release: australia
product: Knowledge Management
classification: knowledge-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Use article versioning, Using Knowledge Management, Knowledge Management, Manage content capabilities, Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
---

# Compare two versions of an article

Select and compare two versions of a knowledge article.

## Before you begin

Role required: knowledge\_manager, knowledge\_admin

**Note:** For better comparison experience of the knowledge article versions, see [Compare knowledge article versions in Agent Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/knowledge-management/compare-article-versions-agent.md).

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to a **Knowledge** > **Articles** > **All**.

2.  Click a knowledge article with multiple versions.

3.  In the Article Versions related list, select the check boxes for the two versions of the article to compare.

4.  In the Actions on selected rows list, select **Compare** from the list.

    The Compare versions page opens and lists the fields \(including Article body\) for the selected article versions in a side-by-side format. Differences between the two article versions are highlighted.

5.  Click **Done** to return to the Knowledge form.


**Parent Topic:**[Use article versioning](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/knowledge-management/use-article-versioning_0.md)