Compare XML ignoring order of child elements

I wrote a simple python tool for this called xmldiffs:

Compare two XML files, ignoring element and attribute order.

Usage: xmldiffs [OPTION] FILE1 FILE2

Any extra options are passed to the diff command.

Get it at https://github.com/joh/xmldiffs

I'd use XMLUnit for this as it can cater for elements being in a different order.

With Beyond Compare you can use in the File Formats-Settings the XML Sort Conversion. With this option the XML children will be sorted before the diff.

A trial / portable version of Beyond Compare is available.

You might want to google for "XML diff tool", which will give you more than adequate results. One of them is OxygenXml, a tool I frequently use. You can also try Microsofts XML Diff and Patch Tool.

Good Luck.