> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.bultech.co/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Comparing Cost Tables

> The comparison tool allows you to analyze the differences and variances between your different cost management tables (e.g., an Estimation table and a Budget table) by bringing them side-by-side.

# Comparing Cost Tables

The comparison tool allows you to analyze the differences and variances between your different cost management tables (e.g., an Estimation table and a Budget table) by bringing them side-by-side.

## How to Make a Comparison

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Comparison Tool">
    While on the **Estimation** or **Budget** page, click the **Compare** (<img src="https://mintcdn.com/bul/ixiTLdmXNZ20kCob/icons/compare.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=ixiTLdmXNZ20kCob&q=85&s=304c3859e021111bcb766adff1914ac6" alt="compare" className="inline align-middle dark:invert" style={{width: '16px', height: '16px', margin: 0}} width="24" height="24" data-path="icons/compare.svg" />) icon next to the title of the table you want to compare.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select the Tables">
    In the window that opens, select the other cost table you want to compare from the list next to your current table.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create the Comparison">
    When you place a table in both panes, the system creates a new comparison record by comparing these two tables.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Saved Comparisons

Comparisons you create are saved and can be reviewed later.

* **Access:** When you open the comparison window, previously created comparison pairs appear at the top of the list.
* **Actions:**
  * **View:** You can view the two tables side-by-side again by clicking on a saved comparison.
  * **Delete:** You can delete a record with the **Delete** (<img src="https://mintcdn.com/bul/ixiTLdmXNZ20kCob/icons/delete-outline.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=ixiTLdmXNZ20kCob&q=85&s=9c7b274d96711df8603dfb5239eca8b7" alt="delete-outline" className="inline align-middle dark:invert" style={{width: '16px', height: '16px', margin: 0}} width="24" height="24" data-path="icons/delete-outline.svg" />) icon that appears when you hover over a comparison record.