diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9d73191..1556ee8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Please see the [upgrade.md](upgrade.md) file.
 - **Construct enum by name or value**: `wrap()`, `from()`, `tryFrom()`, `fromName()`, `tryFromName()`, `fromValue()`, `tryFromValue()` methods
 - **Enums Inspection**:  `isPure()`, `isBacked()`, `has()`, `hasName()`, `hasValue()` methods
 - **Enums Equality**:  `is()`, `isNot()`, `in()`, `notIn()` methods
+- **Comparison**: `Comparable` contract with default `compare()` implementations by value (backed enums) or by name (pure enums)
 - **Names**: methods to have a list of case names (`names()`, `namesByValue()`)
 - **Values**: methods to have a list of case values (`values()`, `valuesByName()`)
 - **Serialization**: get an unique identifier from instance or instance from identifier (`serialize()`, `unserialize()`)
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ The package works with cases written in UPPER_CASE, snake_case and PascalCase.
 - [From](#from-fromName)
 - [Enums Inspection](#inspection)
 - [Enums Equality](#equality)
+- [Comparison](#comparison)
 - [Names](#names)
 - [Values](#values)
 - [Serialization](#serialization)
@@ -356,6 +358,60 @@ StringBackedEnum::PENDING->in(['P', 'D']); // true
 StringBackedEnum::PENDING->notIn(['A','D']); // true
 ```
 
+### Comparison
+The `Comparable` contract and the `ComparesByValue` / `ComparesByName` traits are a minimal default implementation to compare and sort enum cases by value (`BackedEnum`) or by name (pure enums).  
+They are not included in `EnumHelper`: if you need a different ordering (e.g. a custom priority) implement `compare()` by yourself or define your own contract.  
+If you implement `Comparable` without the trait, `compare()` parameters must be typed as `Comparable` (PHP doesn't allow narrowing them to your enum): check the actual type inside the method.
+
+`compare()` returns `-1`, `0` or `1`: int values are compared numerically, string values with `strcmp()` (so `'10'` comes before `'9'`).  
+Comparing cases of different enums throws an `InvalidArgumentException`.
+```php
+use Datomatic\EnumHelper\Contracts\Comparable;
+use Datomatic\EnumHelper\Traits\ComparesByValue;
+
+enum StringBackedEnum: string implements Comparable
+{
+    use EnumHelper;
+    use ComparesByValue;
+
+    case PENDING = 'P';
+    case ACCEPTED = 'A';
+    case DISCARDED = 'D';
+    case NO_RESPONSE = 'N';
+}
+
+IntBackedEnum::compare(IntBackedEnum::PENDING, IntBackedEnum::ACCEPTED); // -1
+StringBackedEnum::compare(StringBackedEnum::PENDING, StringBackedEnum::ACCEPTED); // 1
+StringBackedEnum::compare(StringBackedEnum::PENDING, StringBackedEnum::PENDING); // 0
+
+$cases = StringBackedEnum::cases();
+usort($cases, StringBackedEnum::compare(...)); // [ACCEPTED, DISCARDED, NO_RESPONSE, PENDING]
+```
+
+For pure enums use `ComparesByName`: case names are compared with `strcmp()` (case-sensitive, so `'Z'` comes before `'a'`).
+```php
+use Datomatic\EnumHelper\Contracts\Comparable;
+use Datomatic\EnumHelper\Traits\ComparesByName;
+
+enum PureEnum implements Comparable
+{
+    use EnumHelper;
+    use ComparesByName;
+
+    case PENDING;
+    case ACCEPTED;
+    case DISCARDED;
+    case NO_RESPONSE;
+}
+
+PureEnum::compare(PureEnum::ACCEPTED, PureEnum::PENDING); // -1
+PureEnum::compare(PureEnum::PENDING, PureEnum::DISCARDED); // 1
+PureEnum::compare(PureEnum::PENDING, PureEnum::PENDING); // 0
+
+$cases = PureEnum::cases();
+usort($cases, PureEnum::compare(...)); // [ACCEPTED, DISCARDED, NO_RESPONSE, PENDING]
+```
+
 
 
 ### Names
diff --git a/src/Contracts/Comparable.php b/src/Contracts/Comparable.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1426ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Contracts/Comparable.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Datomatic\EnumHelper\Contracts;
+
+interface Comparable
+{
+    /**
+     * Compare two cases: returns a negative int if $a < $b, 0 if equal, a positive int if $a > $b.
+     */
+    public static function compare(Comparable $a, Comparable $b): int;
+}
diff --git a/src/Traits/ComparesByName.php b/src/Traits/ComparesByName.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0cd7414
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Traits/ComparesByName.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Datomatic\EnumHelper\Traits;
+
+use Datomatic\EnumHelper\Contracts\Comparable;
+use InvalidArgumentException;
+
+/**
+ * @phpstan-require-implements \UnitEnum
+ */
+trait ComparesByName
+{
+    /**
+     * Compare two cases by name with strcmp (case-sensitive, byte order).
+     * Returns -1, 0 or 1, so it can be used as usort() callback.
+     */
+    public static function compare(Comparable $a, Comparable $b): int
+    {
+        if (! $a instanceof static || ! $b instanceof static) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('Cannot compare %s with %s using %s::compare()', $a::class, $b::class, static::class));
+        }
+
+        return strcmp($a->name, $b->name) <=> 0;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Traits/ComparesByValue.php b/src/Traits/ComparesByValue.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd3ea04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Traits/ComparesByValue.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Datomatic\EnumHelper\Traits;
+
+use BackedEnum;
+use Datomatic\EnumHelper\Contracts\Comparable;
+use InvalidArgumentException;
+
+/**
+ * @phpstan-require-implements \BackedEnum
+ */
+trait ComparesByValue
+{
+    /**
+     * Compare two cases by value (int values numerically, string values with strcmp).
+     * Returns -1, 0 or 1, so it can be used as usort() callback.
+     */
+    public static function compare(Comparable $a, Comparable $b): int
+    {
+        if (! $a instanceof static || ! $b instanceof static) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('Cannot compare %s with %s using %s::compare()', $a::class, $b::class, static::class));
+        }
+
+        return self::compareBackedValues($a, $b);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Typed as BackedEnum (not static) so static analysis doesn't depend on the backing type of the using enum.
+     */
+    private static function compareBackedValues(BackedEnum $a, BackedEnum $b): int
+    {
+        if (is_string($a->value) && is_string($b->value)) {
+            return strcmp($a->value, $b->value) <=> 0;
+        }
+
+        return $a->value <=> $b->value;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/ComparesByNameTest.php b/tests/ComparesByNameTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d7181c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ComparesByNameTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Datomatic\EnumHelper\Tests\Support\Enums\IntBackedEnum;
+use Datomatic\EnumHelper\Tests\Support\Enums\PureEnum;
+
+it('can compare enum cases by name', function ($a, $b, $result) {
+    expect($a::compare($a, $b))->toBe($result);
+})->with([
+    [PureEnum::ACCEPTED, PureEnum::PENDING, -1],
+    [PureEnum::PENDING, PureEnum::DISCARDED, 1],
+    [PureEnum::PENDING, PureEnum::PENDING, 0],
+]);
+
+it('can sort enum cases using compare as usort callback', function () {
+    $cases = PureEnum::cases();
+    usort($cases, PureEnum::compare(...));
+
+    expect($cases)->toBe([
+        PureEnum::ACCEPTED,
+        PureEnum::DISCARDED,
+        PureEnum::NO_RESPONSE,
+        PureEnum::PENDING,
+    ]);
+});
+
+it('throws an exception comparing cases of different enums', function ($a, $b) {
+    PureEnum::compare($a, $b);
+})->with([
+    [PureEnum::PENDING, IntBackedEnum::PENDING],
+    [IntBackedEnum::PENDING, PureEnum::PENDING],
+])->throws(InvalidArgumentException::class);
diff --git a/tests/ComparesByValueTest.php b/tests/ComparesByValueTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d27a6b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ComparesByValueTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Datomatic\EnumHelper\Tests\Support\Enums\IntBackedEnum;
+use Datomatic\EnumHelper\Tests\Support\Enums\NumericStringBackedEnum;
+use Datomatic\EnumHelper\Tests\Support\Enums\StringBackedEnum;
+
+it('can compare enum cases by value', function ($a, $b, $result) {
+    expect($a::compare($a, $b))->toBe($result);
+})->with([
+    [IntBackedEnum::PENDING, IntBackedEnum::ACCEPTED, -1],
+    [IntBackedEnum::NO_RESPONSE, IntBackedEnum::ACCEPTED, 1],
+    [IntBackedEnum::ACCEPTED, IntBackedEnum::ACCEPTED, 0],
+    [StringBackedEnum::ACCEPTED, StringBackedEnum::PENDING, -1],
+    [StringBackedEnum::PENDING, StringBackedEnum::DISCARDED, 1],
+    [StringBackedEnum::PENDING, StringBackedEnum::PENDING, 0],
+    [NumericStringBackedEnum::TEN, NumericStringBackedEnum::NINE, -1],
+    [NumericStringBackedEnum::NINE, NumericStringBackedEnum::TEN, 1],
+]);
+
+it('can sort enum cases using compare as usort callback', function () {
+    $cases = StringBackedEnum::cases();
+    usort($cases, StringBackedEnum::compare(...));
+
+    expect($cases)->toBe([
+        StringBackedEnum::ACCEPTED,
+        StringBackedEnum::DISCARDED,
+        StringBackedEnum::NO_RESPONSE,
+        StringBackedEnum::PENDING,
+    ]);
+});
+
+it('throws an exception comparing cases of different enums', function ($a, $b) {
+    StringBackedEnum::compare($a, $b);
+})->with([
+    [StringBackedEnum::PENDING, IntBackedEnum::PENDING],
+    [IntBackedEnum::PENDING, StringBackedEnum::PENDING],
+    [NumericStringBackedEnum::NINE, NumericStringBackedEnum::TEN],
+])->throws(InvalidArgumentException::class);
diff --git a/tests/Support/Enums/IntBackedEnum.php b/tests/Support/Enums/IntBackedEnum.php
index 44e7fdb..27f9ea0 100644
--- a/tests/Support/Enums/IntBackedEnum.php
+++ b/tests/Support/Enums/IntBackedEnum.php
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 namespace Datomatic\EnumHelper\Tests\Support\Enums;
 
+use Datomatic\EnumHelper\Contracts\Comparable;
 use Datomatic\EnumHelper\EnumHelper;
+use Datomatic\EnumHelper\Traits\ComparesByValue;
 use Datomatic\EnumHelper\Traits\EnumDescription;
 use Datomatic\EnumHelper\Traits\EnumLabel;
 use Datomatic\EnumHelper\Traits\EnumSerialization;
@@ -17,8 +19,9 @@
  * @method static string NO_RESPONSE()
  * @method static string NoResponse()
  */
-enum IntBackedEnum: int
+enum IntBackedEnum: int implements Comparable
 {
+    use ComparesByValue;
     use EnumDescription;
     use EnumHelper;
     use EnumLabel;
diff --git a/tests/Support/Enums/NumericStringBackedEnum.php b/tests/Support/Enums/NumericStringBackedEnum.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ec6c5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Support/Enums/NumericStringBackedEnum.php
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Datomatic\EnumHelper\Tests\Support\Enums;
+
+use Datomatic\EnumHelper\Contracts\Comparable;
+use Datomatic\EnumHelper\Traits\ComparesByValue;
+
+enum NumericStringBackedEnum: string implements Comparable
+{
+    use ComparesByValue;
+
+    case NINE = '9';
+
+    case TEN = '10';
+}
diff --git a/tests/Support/Enums/PureEnum.php b/tests/Support/Enums/PureEnum.php
index 0816a9f..bf2662e 100644
--- a/tests/Support/Enums/PureEnum.php
+++ b/tests/Support/Enums/PureEnum.php
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 namespace Datomatic\EnumHelper\Tests\Support\Enums;
 
+use Datomatic\EnumHelper\Contracts\Comparable;
 use Datomatic\EnumHelper\EnumHelper;
+use Datomatic\EnumHelper\Traits\ComparesByName;
 use Datomatic\EnumHelper\Traits\EnumDescription;
 use Datomatic\EnumHelper\Traits\EnumLabel;
 use Datomatic\EnumHelper\Traits\EnumSerialization;
@@ -18,8 +20,9 @@
  * @method static string NoResponse()
  * @method static string INVALID()
  */
-enum PureEnum
+enum PureEnum implements Comparable
 {
+    use ComparesByName;
     use EnumDescription;
     use EnumHelper;
     use EnumLabel;
diff --git a/tests/Support/Enums/StringBackedEnum.php b/tests/Support/Enums/StringBackedEnum.php
index 48cca60..922c41b 100644
--- a/tests/Support/Enums/StringBackedEnum.php
+++ b/tests/Support/Enums/StringBackedEnum.php
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 namespace Datomatic\EnumHelper\Tests\Support\Enums;
 
+use Datomatic\EnumHelper\Contracts\Comparable;
 use Datomatic\EnumHelper\EnumHelper;
+use Datomatic\EnumHelper\Traits\ComparesByValue;
 use Datomatic\EnumHelper\Traits\EnumDescription;
 use Datomatic\EnumHelper\Traits\EnumLabel;
 use Datomatic\EnumHelper\Traits\EnumSerialization;
@@ -18,8 +20,9 @@
  * @method static string NoResponse()
  * @method static string INVALID()
  */
-enum StringBackedEnum: string
+enum StringBackedEnum: string implements Comparable
 {
+    use ComparesByValue;
     use EnumDescription;
     use EnumHelper;
     use EnumLabel;