| 1 | Written by Goswami Tulsidas, born in 15th Century | Written by Sage Valmiki, a contemporary to Ram |
| 2 | Written in 15th Century | Written sometime in millennia BC (debated) |
| 3 | The language in Awadhi (a dialect of Hindi) | The language is vedic Sanskrit |
| 4 | Written in rhyming Chaupais (4 line quatrain metre) & Dohas | Written in Shlokas (Anustubh Meter) |
| 5 | Is a retelling on Ramayana | Is an Adi Kavya (original text) |
| 6 | Rama was depicted as God (incarnation of Vishnu) | Rama was depicted as a Human of greatest virtues (Purushottam) |
| 7 | Hanuman was depicted a Vanara (monkey) | Hanuman was a human ( from a tribe called ‘Vanara’) |
| 8 | Ram’s father Dashrath had only 3 wives | Dashrath had over 350 wives |
| 9 | The penultimate chapter is called Lanka Kand | The penultimate chapter is called Yudha Kand |
| 10 | Ends with the birth of Lava and Kusha, Sita’s twin progenies. | Ends with Sita willingly entering netherworld, and Rama leaving his mortal incarnation. When Lava & Kusha are aged 12. |
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