diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index 64e0101f8227a5bd8f8d285f350997127a0109e8..1252424f69a2f7f7a628b34566e4759ca0452ff4 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 package utils
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"github.com/mohae/deepcopy"
 	"gitlab.bob.co.za/bob-public-utils/bobgroup-go-utils/errors"
 	"gitlab.bob.co.za/bob-public-utils/bobgroup-go-utils/string_utils"
 	"net/mail"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
+	"reflect"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -145,3 +147,26 @@ func EscapeOpenSearchSearchString(str string) string {
 	}
 	return searchString
 }
+
+// IsEqual returns if the two objects are equal
+func IsEqual(expected interface{}, actual interface{}) bool {
+	if expected == nil || actual == nil {
+		return expected == actual
+	}
+
+	if exp, ok := expected.([]byte); ok {
+		act, ok := actual.([]byte)
+		if !ok {
+			return false
+		}
+
+		if exp == nil || act == nil {
+			return true
+		}
+
+		return bytes.Equal(exp, act)
+	}
+
+	return reflect.DeepEqual(expected, actual)
+
+}