diff --git a/compare_be.go b/compare_be.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92d757c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compare_be.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+//go:build armbe || arm64be || m68k || mips || mips64 || mips64p32 || ppc || ppc64 || s390 || s390x || shbe || sparc || sparc64
+
+package ulid
+
+// Compare returns an integer comparing id and other lexicographically.
+// The result will be 0 if id==other, -1 if id < other, and +1 if id > other.
+func (id ULID) Compare(other ULID) int {
+	ih := uint64(id[0x00]) | uint64(id[0x01])<<8 | uint64(id[0x02])<<16 | uint64(id[0x03])<<24 | uint64(id[0x04])<<32 | uint64(id[0x05])<<40 | uint64(id[0x06])<<48 | uint64(id[0x07])<<56
+	oh := uint64(other[0x00]) | uint64(other[0x01])<<8 | uint64(other[0x02])<<16 | uint64(other[0x03])<<24 | uint64(other[0x04])<<32 | uint64(other[0x05])<<40 | uint64(other[0x06])<<48 | uint64(other[0x07])<<56
+	if ih > oh {
+		return 1
+	}
+	if ih < oh {
+		return -1
+	}
+	il := uint64(id[0x08]) | uint64(id[0x09])<<8 | uint64(id[0x0A])<<16 | uint64(id[0x0B])<<24 | uint64(id[0x0C])<<32 | uint64(id[0x0D])<<40 | uint64(id[0x0E])<<48 | uint64(id[0x0F])<<56
+	ol := uint64(other[0x08]) | uint64(other[0x09])<<8 | uint64(other[0x0A])<<16 | uint64(other[0x0B])<<24 | uint64(other[0x0C])<<32 | uint64(other[0x0D])<<40 | uint64(other[0x0E])<<48 | uint64(other[0x0F])<<56
+	if il > ol {
+		return 1
+	}
+	if il < ol {
+		return -1
+	}
+	return 0
+}
diff --git a/compare_le.go b/compare_le.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c2bff1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compare_le.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+//go:build 386 || amd64 || amd64p32 || alpha || arm || arm64 || loong64 || mipsle || mips64le || mips64p32le || nios2 || ppc64le || riscv || riscv64 || sh || wasm
+
+package ulid
+
+// Compare returns an integer comparing id and other lexicographically.
+// The result will be 0 if id==other, -1 if id < other, and +1 if id > other.
+func (id ULID) Compare(other ULID) int {
+	ih := uint64(id[0x07]) | uint64(id[0x06])<<8 | uint64(id[0x05])<<16 | uint64(id[0x04])<<24 | uint64(id[0x03])<<32 | uint64(id[0x02])<<40 | uint64(id[0x01])<<48 | uint64(id[0x00])<<56
+	oh := uint64(other[0x07]) | uint64(other[0x06])<<8 | uint64(other[0x05])<<16 | uint64(other[0x04])<<24 | uint64(other[0x03])<<32 | uint64(other[0x02])<<40 | uint64(other[0x01])<<48 | uint64(other[0x00])<<56
+	if ih > oh {
+		return 1
+	}
+	if ih < oh {
+		return -1
+	}
+	il := uint64(id[0x0F]) | uint64(id[0x0E])<<8 | uint64(id[0x0D])<<16 | uint64(id[0x0C])<<24 | uint64(id[0x0B])<<32 | uint64(id[0x0A])<<40 | uint64(id[0x09])<<48 | uint64(id[0x08])<<56
+	ol := uint64(other[0x0F]) | uint64(other[0x0E])<<8 | uint64(other[0x0D])<<16 | uint64(other[0x0C])<<24 | uint64(other[0x0B])<<32 | uint64(other[0x0A])<<40 | uint64(other[0x09])<<48 | uint64(other[0x08])<<56
+	if il > ol {
+		return 1
+	}
+	if il < ol {
+		return -1
+	}
+	return 0
+}
diff --git a/ulid.go b/ulid.go
index 77e9ddd..0b05803 100644
--- a/ulid.go
+++ b/ulid.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ package ulid
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
-	"bytes"
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
@@ -490,12 +489,6 @@ func (id *ULID) SetEntropy(e []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Compare returns an integer comparing id and other lexicographically.
-// The result will be 0 if id==other, -1 if id < other, and +1 if id > other.
-func (id ULID) Compare(other ULID) int {
-	return bytes.Compare(id[:], other[:])
-}
-
 // Scan implements the sql.Scanner interface. It supports scanning
 // a string or byte slice.
 func (id *ULID) Scan(src interface{}) error {
diff --git a/ulid_test.go b/ulid_test.go
index 5ca70ae..a78cb4a 100644
--- a/ulid_test.go
+++ b/ulid_test.go
@@ -892,7 +892,20 @@ func BenchmarkSetEntropy(b *testing.B) {
 	}
 }
 
-func BenchmarkCompare(b *testing.B) {
+func OldCompare(id, other ulid.ULID) int {
+	return bytes.Compare(id[:], other[:])
+}
+
+func BenchmarkOldCompare(b *testing.B) {
+	id, other := ulid.MustNew(12345, nil), ulid.MustNew(54321, nil)
+	b.SetBytes(int64(len(id) * 2))
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		_ = OldCompare(id, other)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkNewCompare(b *testing.B) {
 	id, other := ulid.MustNew(12345, nil), ulid.MustNew(54321, nil)
 	b.SetBytes(int64(len(id) * 2))
 	b.ResetTimer()