diff --git a/headers/meta.hpp/meta_value.hpp b/headers/meta.hpp/meta_value.hpp
index bfef1d3..a6e6bc8 100644
--- a/headers/meta.hpp/meta_value.hpp
+++ b/headers/meta.hpp/meta_value.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,34 @@
 
 #include "meta_fwd.hpp"
 
+namespace meta_hpp
+{
+    class value;
+}
+
+namespace meta_hpp::value_detail
+{
+    struct traits {
+        bool(*equal)(const value&, const value&){};
+        bool(*not_equal)(const value&, const value&){};
+    };
+
+    template < typename T >
+    bool value_equal(const value& l, const value& r);
+
+    template < typename T >
+    bool value_not_equal(const value& l, const value& r);
+
+    template < typename T >
+    const traits* get_traits() noexcept {
+        static traits traits{
+            &value_equal<T>,
+            &value_not_equal<T>,
+        };
+        return &traits;
+    }
+}
+
 namespace meta_hpp
 {
     class value {
@@ -25,7 +53,8 @@ namespace meta_hpp
                  , typename = std::enable_if_t<!std::is_same_v<U, value>> >
         value(T&& val)
         : raw_{std::forward<T>(val)}
-        , fid_{get_type_family_id<U>()} {}
+        , fid_{get_type_family_id<U>()}
+        , traits_{value_detail::get_traits<U>()} {}
 
         template < typename T
                  , typename U = std::decay_t<T>
@@ -38,12 +67,14 @@ namespace meta_hpp
         template < typename T, typename... Args >
         explicit value(std::in_place_type_t<T>, Args&&... args)
         : raw_{std::in_place_type<T>, std::forward<Args>(args)...}
-        , fid_{get_type_family_id<T>()} {}
+        , fid_{get_type_family_id<T>()}
+        , traits_{value_detail::get_traits<T>()} {}
 
         template < typename T, typename U, typename... Args >
         explicit value(std::in_place_type_t<T>, std::initializer_list<U> ilist, Args&&... args)
         : raw_{std::in_place_type<T>, ilist, std::forward<Args>(args)...}
-        , fid_{get_type_family_id<T>()} {}
+        , fid_{get_type_family_id<T>()}
+        , traits_{value_detail::get_traits<T>()} {}
 
         template < typename T >
         T cast() && {
@@ -80,6 +111,51 @@ namespace meta_hpp
             using std::swap;
             swap(raw_, other.raw_);
             swap(fid_, other.fid_);
+            swap(traits_, other.traits_);
+        }
+
+        template < typename T
+                 , typename U = std::decay_t<T>
+                 , typename = std::enable_if_t<!std::is_same_v<U, value>>
+                 , typename = std::enable_if_t<std::is_invocable_v<std::equal_to<>, U, U>> >
+        friend bool operator==(const value& l, T&& r) {
+            return l.fid() == get_type_family_id<U>()
+                && std::equal_to<>{}(*l.try_cast<U>(), std::forward<T>(r));
+        }
+
+        template < typename T
+                 , typename U = std::decay_t<T>
+                 , typename = std::enable_if_t<!std::is_same_v<U, value>>
+                 , typename = std::enable_if_t<std::is_invocable_v<std::equal_to<>, U, U>> >
+        friend bool operator==(T&& l, const value& r) {
+            return get_type_family_id<U>() == r.fid()
+                && std::equal_to<>{}(std::forward<T>(l), *r.try_cast<U>());
+        }
+
+        template < typename T
+                 , typename U = std::decay_t<T>
+                 , typename = std::enable_if_t<!std::is_same_v<U, value>>
+                 , typename = std::enable_if_t<std::is_invocable_v<std::equal_to<>, U, U>> >
+        friend bool operator!=(const value& l, T&& r) {
+            return l.fid() != get_type_family_id<U>()
+                || std::not_equal_to<>{}(*l.try_cast<U>(), std::forward<T>(r));
+        }
+
+        template < typename T
+                 , typename U = std::decay_t<T>
+                 , typename = std::enable_if_t<!std::is_same_v<U, value>>
+                 , typename = std::enable_if_t<std::is_invocable_v<std::equal_to<>, U, U>> >
+        friend bool operator!=(T&& l, const value& r) {
+            return get_type_family_id<U>() != r.fid()
+                || std::not_equal_to<>{}(std::forward<T>(l), *r.try_cast<U>());
+        }
+
+        friend bool operator==(const value& l, const value& r) {
+            return l.traits_->equal(l, r);
+        }
+
+        friend bool operator!=(const value& l, const value& r) {
+            return l.traits_->not_equal(l, r);
         }
     public:
         bool to_bool() const { return cast<bool>(); }
@@ -105,9 +181,37 @@ namespace meta_hpp
     private:
         std::any raw_;
         family_id fid_;
+        const value_detail::traits* traits_{};
     };
 
     inline void swap(value& l, value& r) noexcept {
         l.swap(r);
     }
 }
+
+namespace meta_hpp::value_detail
+{
+    template < typename T >
+    bool value_equal(const value& l, const value& r) {
+        if ( l.fid() != r.fid() ) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if constexpr ( std::is_invocable_v<std::equal_to<>, T, T> ) {
+            return std::equal_to<>{}(*l.try_cast<T>(), *(r.try_cast<T>()));
+        } else {
+            return std::addressof(l) == std::addressof(r);
+        }
+    }
+
+    template < typename T >
+    bool value_not_equal(const value& l, const value& r) {
+        if ( l.fid() != r.fid() ) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if constexpr ( std::is_invocable_v<std::not_equal_to<>, T, T> ) {
+            return std::not_equal_to<>{}(*l.try_cast<T>(), *(r.try_cast<T>()));
+        } else {
+            return std::addressof(l) != std::addressof(r);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/untests/meta_value_tests.cpp b/untests/meta_value_tests.cpp
index cd7363e..ffaa7b6 100644
--- a/untests/meta_value_tests.cpp
+++ b/untests/meta_value_tests.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ namespace
 {
     class clazz {};
     class clazz2 {};
+
+    void func() {}
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("meta/value") {
@@ -61,6 +63,110 @@ TEST_CASE("meta/value/fid") {
     CHECK(meta::value{std::in_place_type<std::vector<int>>, {1,2,3,4}}.fid() == meta::get_type_family_id<std::vector<int>>());
 }
 
+TEST_CASE("meta/value/equal") {
+    namespace meta = meta_hpp;
+    using namespace std::string_literals;
+
+    {
+        CHECK(meta::value{1} == 1);
+        CHECK(meta::value{1} != 0);
+        CHECK(meta::value{1} != "hello"s);
+
+        CHECK_FALSE(meta::value{1} != 1);
+        CHECK_FALSE(meta::value{1} == 0);
+        CHECK_FALSE(meta::value{1} == "hello"s);
+    }
+
+    {
+        CHECK(1 == meta::value{1});
+        CHECK(0 != meta::value{1});
+        CHECK("hello"s != meta::value{1});
+
+        CHECK_FALSE(1 != meta::value{1});
+        CHECK_FALSE(0 == meta::value{1});
+        CHECK_FALSE("hello"s == meta::value{1});
+    }
+
+    {
+        int i = 1;
+
+        CHECK(meta::value{1} == i);
+        CHECK(meta::value{1} == std::as_const(i));
+        CHECK_FALSE(meta::value{1} != i);
+        CHECK_FALSE(meta::value{1} != std::as_const(i));
+
+        CHECK(i == meta::value{1});
+        CHECK(std::as_const(i) == meta::value{1});
+        CHECK_FALSE(i != meta::value{1});
+        CHECK_FALSE(std::as_const(i) != meta::value{1});
+    }
+
+    {
+        CHECK(meta::value{1} == meta::value{1});
+        CHECK(meta::value{1} != meta::value{0});
+        CHECK(meta::value{1} != meta::value{"hello"s});
+        CHECK_FALSE(meta::value{1} != meta::value{1});
+        CHECK_FALSE(meta::value{1} == meta::value{0});
+        CHECK_FALSE(meta::value{1} == meta::value{"hello"s});
+
+        CHECK(meta::value{1} == meta::value{1});
+        CHECK(meta::value{0} != meta::value{1});
+        CHECK(meta::value{"hello"s} != meta::value{1});
+        CHECK_FALSE(meta::value{1} != meta::value{1});
+        CHECK_FALSE(meta::value{0} == meta::value{1});
+        CHECK_FALSE(meta::value{"hello"s} == meta::value{1});
+    }
+
+    {
+        CHECK(meta::value{std::in_place_type<int>, 1} == meta::value{1});
+        CHECK(meta::value{1} == meta::value{std::in_place_type<int>, 1});
+
+        using vi = std::vector<int>;
+        CHECK(meta::value{std::in_place_type<vi>, {1,2,3}} == meta::value{vi{1,2,3}});
+        CHECK(meta::value{vi{1,2,3}} == meta::value{std::in_place_type<vi>, {1,2,3}});
+        CHECK_FALSE(meta::value{std::in_place_type<vi>, {1,2,3}} == meta::value{vi{1,2,4}});
+        CHECK_FALSE(meta::value{vi{1,2,4}} == meta::value{std::in_place_type<vi>, {1,2,3}});
+    }
+
+    {
+        meta::value v1{&func};
+        meta::value v2{&func};
+
+        CHECK(v1 == v1);
+        CHECK_FALSE(v1 != v1);
+
+        CHECK(v1 == v2);
+        CHECK_FALSE(v1 != v2);
+    }
+
+    {
+        meta::value v1{clazz{}};
+        meta::value v2{clazz{}};
+
+        CHECK(v1 == v1);
+        CHECK_FALSE(v1 != v1);
+
+        CHECK(v1 != v2);
+        CHECK_FALSE(v1 == v2);
+    }
+
+    {
+        const int rv = 1;
+
+        meta::value v1{&rv};
+        meta::value v2{&rv};
+
+        CHECK(v1 == v1);
+        CHECK_FALSE(v1 != v1);
+    }
+
+    {
+        meta::value v1{"hello"s};
+        meta::value{1}.swap(v1);
+        CHECK(v1 == meta::value{1});
+    }
+}
+
 TEST_CASE("meta/value/swap") {
     namespace meta = meta_hpp;
     using namespace std::string_literals;