Aspose.words compare is not same as MS word compare

Aspose.Words Product Family
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Hi Team,

I’ve observed that Aspose.Words comparison output doesn’t match Microsoft Word’s comparison results for the attached files.

Currently I have identified these differences, but there may be other discrepancies as well, could you please identify the issues?

Files:
MisMatch.zip (10.0 MB)

Case 1:

  • Aspose output file contains only 4 pages, whereas MS Word output file has 6 pages
  • MS Word detected revision changes in both header images and text, while Aspose only identified differences in text
  • Header text placement in the Aspose output document is left-aligned rather than maintaining original formatting

Case 2:

  • MS Word detected revision changes in both header images and text, while Aspose only identified differences in text
2

@Kldv

Could you please provide more details about the specific versions of Aspose.Words and MS Word you are using, as well as the method you are using for comparison?

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Currently I am using Aspose.words v25.3 & MS word for Mac v16.94

Sample code for comparison:

Document source = new Document("C:\\Temp\\v1.docx");
Document target = new Document("C:\\Temp\\v2.docx");
source.compare(target, "AW", new Date());
source.save("C:\\Temp\\out.docx");
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@Kldv
We have opened the following new ticket(s) in our internal issue tracking system and will deliver their fixes according to the terms mentioned in Free Support Policies.

Issue ID(s): WORDSNET-28075

You can obtain Paid Support Services if you need support on a priority basis, along with the direct access to our Paid Support management team.

5

The issues you have found earlier (filed as WORDSNET-28075) have been fixed in this Aspose.Words for Java 25.6 update.

6

HI
We are still seeing the issue where the files are showing correct review difference but aspose is only showing 4 pages difference but ms words are showing 6 page difference in review pages

7

@Kldv
We have opened the following new ticket(s) in our internal issue tracking system and will deliver their fixes according to the terms mentioned in Free Support Policies.

Issue ID(s): WORDSNET-28844

You can obtain Paid Support Services if you need support on a priority basis, along with the direct access to our Paid Support management team.

8

@alexey.noskov :- Do we have any update on whether the above-mentioned issue has been fixed?

9

@sandeepsuthari Yes the issue is already resolved in the current codebase. The fix will be included into the next 25.12 version of Aspose.Words.

10

The issues you have found earlier (filed as WORDSNET-28844) have been fixed in this Aspose.Words for .NET 25.12 update also available on NuGet.