diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Array/JsonArrayConst.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Array/JsonArrayConst.hpp
index e6f177f4..cbd87628 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Array/JsonArrayConst.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Array/JsonArrayConst.hpp
@@ -50,21 +50,7 @@ class JsonArrayConst : public detail::VariantOperators<JsonArrayConst> {
     if (!data_ || !rhs.data_)
       return false;
 
-    iterator it1 = begin();
-    iterator it2 = rhs.begin();
-
-    for (;;) {
-      bool end1 = it1 == end();
-      bool end2 = it2 == rhs.end();
-      if (end1 && end2)
-        return true;
-      if (end1 || end2)
-        return false;
-      if (*it1 != *it2)
-        return false;
-      ++it1;
-      ++it2;
-    }
+    return arrayEquals(*data_, *rhs.data_);
   }
 
   // Returns the element at the specified index.
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Collection/CollectionData.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Collection/CollectionData.hpp
index 1ba09b1c..91b05b00 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Collection/CollectionData.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Collection/CollectionData.hpp
@@ -52,4 +52,9 @@ inline VariantData* collectionToVariant(CollectionData* collection) {
   return reinterpret_cast<VariantData*>(data);
 }
 
+bool arrayEquals(const detail::CollectionData& lhs,
+                 const detail::CollectionData& rhs);
+bool objectEquals(const detail::CollectionData& lhs,
+                  const detail::CollectionData& rhs);
+
 ARDUINOJSON_END_PRIVATE_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Collection/CollectionImpl.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Collection/CollectionImpl.hpp
index 12ee73d4..6752a297 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Collection/CollectionImpl.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Collection/CollectionImpl.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <ArduinoJson/Collection/CollectionData.hpp>
 #include <ArduinoJson/Strings/StringAdapters.hpp>
+#include <ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantCompare.hpp>
 #include <ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantData.hpp>
 
 ARDUINOJSON_BEGIN_PRIVATE_NAMESPACE
@@ -99,4 +100,33 @@ inline void CollectionData::movePointers(ptrdiff_t variantDistance) {
     slot->data()->movePointers(variantDistance);
 }
 
+inline bool arrayEquals(const CollectionData& lhs, const CollectionData& rhs) {
+  auto a = lhs.head();
+  auto b = rhs.head();
+
+  for (;;) {
+    if (!a && !b)  // both ended
+      return true;
+    if (!a || !b)  // one ended
+      return false;
+    if (compare(a->data(), b->data()) != COMPARE_RESULT_EQUAL)
+      return false;
+    a = a->next();
+    b = b->next();
+  }
+}
+
+inline bool objectEquals(const CollectionData& lhs, const CollectionData& rhs) {
+  size_t count = 0;
+  for (auto a = lhs.head(); a; a = a->next()) {
+    auto b = rhs.get(adaptString(a->key()));
+    if (!b)
+      return false;
+    if (compare(a->data(), b->data()) != COMPARE_RESULT_EQUAL)
+      return false;
+    count++;
+  }
+  return count == rhs.size();
+}
+
 ARDUINOJSON_END_PRIVATE_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Object/JsonObjectConst.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Object/JsonObjectConst.hpp
index 02da5a3c..1b0ae09d 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Object/JsonObjectConst.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Object/JsonObjectConst.hpp
@@ -114,13 +114,7 @@ class JsonObjectConst : public detail::VariantOperators<JsonObjectConst> {
     if (!data_ || !rhs.data_)
       return false;
 
-    size_t count = 0;
-    for (iterator it = begin(); it != end(); ++it) {
-      if (it->value() != rhs[it->key()])
-        return false;
-      count++;
-    }
-    return count == rhs.size();
+    return objectEquals(*data_, *rhs.data_);
   }
 
  private:
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantCompare.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantCompare.hpp
index 8fcbd0cd..7911e48a 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantCompare.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantCompare.hpp
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 
 ARDUINOJSON_BEGIN_PRIVATE_NAMESPACE
 
-class CollectionData;
-
 struct ComparerBase : Visitor<CompareResult> {};
 
 template <typename T, typename Enable = void>
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@ struct ArrayComparer : ComparerBase {
   explicit ArrayComparer(const CollectionData& rhs) : rhs_(&rhs) {}
 
   CompareResult visitArray(const CollectionData& lhs) {
-    if (JsonArrayConst(&lhs) == JsonArrayConst(rhs_))
+    if (arrayEquals(lhs, *rhs_))
       return COMPARE_RESULT_EQUAL;
     else
       return COMPARE_RESULT_DIFFER;
@@ -99,7 +97,7 @@ struct ObjectComparer : ComparerBase {
   explicit ObjectComparer(const CollectionData& rhs) : rhs_(&rhs) {}
 
   CompareResult visitObject(const CollectionData& lhs) {
-    if (JsonObjectConst(&lhs) == JsonObjectConst(rhs_))
+    if (objectEquals(lhs, *rhs_))
       return COMPARE_RESULT_EQUAL;
     else
       return COMPARE_RESULT_DIFFER;
@@ -204,4 +202,9 @@ CompareResult compare(ArduinoJson::JsonVariantConst lhs, const T& rhs) {
   return variantAccept(VariantAttorney::getData(lhs), comparer);
 }
 
+inline CompareResult compare(const VariantData* lhs, const VariantData* rhs) {
+  VariantComparer comparer(rhs);
+  return variantAccept(lhs, comparer);
+}
+
 ARDUINOJSON_END_PRIVATE_NAMESPACE