<dependency> <groupId>org.xmlunit</groupId> <artifactId>xmlunit-core</artifactId> <version>2.8.2</version> </dependency> String controlXML = "<root><message>Hello World!</message></root>"; String testXML = "<root><message>Hello XMLUnit!</message></root>"; Diff xmlDiff = DiffBuilder.compare(controlXML).withTest(testXML).build(); assertXMLEqual("XML documents are similar", controlXML, testXML);