diff --git a/modules/core/shared/src/main/scala/weaver/Comparison.scala b/modules/core/shared/src/main/scala/weaver/Comparison.scala
index fe65084e..d67ebff7 100644
--- a/modules/core/shared/src/main/scala/weaver/Comparison.scala
+++ b/modules/core/shared/src/main/scala/weaver/Comparison.scala
@@ -7,18 +7,28 @@ import scala.annotation.implicitNotFound
 
 @implicitNotFound("Could not find an implicit Comparison[${A}]. Does ${A} have an associated cats.Eq[${A}] instance?")
 trait Comparison[A] {
-  def diff(expected: A, found: A): Option[String]
+  def diff(expected: A, found: A): Comparison.Result
 }
 
 object Comparison {
-  implicit def fromEqAndShow[A](
+  sealed trait Result
+  object Result {
+    case object Success              extends Result
+    case class Failure(diff: String) extends Result
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a `Comparison` instance from an `Eq` implementation. Uses the
+   * default `Show.fromToString` when no implicit `Show` instance is found.
+   */
+  implicit def fromEq[A](
       implicit eqv: Eq[A],
       showA: Show[A] = Show.fromToString[A]
   ): Comparison[A] = {
     new Comparison[A] {
-      def diff(expected: A, found: A): Option[String] = {
+      def diff(expected: A, found: A): Result = {
         if (eqv.eqv(found, expected)) {
-          None
+          Result.Success
         } else {
           val expectedLines = showA.show(expected).linesIterator.toSeq
           val foundLines    = showA.show(found).linesIterator.toSeq
@@ -28,9 +38,26 @@ object Comparison {
             .toSeq
             .map(str => Console.RESET.toString + str)
             .mkString("\n")
-          Some(diff)
+          Result.Failure(diff)
         }
       }
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a `Comparison` instance from an `diff` implementation.
+   */
+  def instance[A](f: (A, A) => Option[String]): Comparison[A] =
+    new Comparison[A] {
+      def diff(expected: A, found: A): Result = f(expected, found) match {
+        case None       => Result.Success
+        case Some(diff) => Result.Failure(diff)
+      }
+    }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a `Comparison` instance from an `diff` implementation.
+   */
+  def instance[A](f: PartialFunction[(A, A), String]): Comparison[A] =
+    instance((expected, found) => f.lift((expected, found)))
 }
diff --git a/modules/core/shared/src/main/scala/weaver/internals/ExpectSame.scala b/modules/core/shared/src/main/scala/weaver/internals/ExpectSame.scala
index e0a79eb5..5f29e7ed 100644
--- a/modules/core/shared/src/main/scala/weaver/internals/ExpectSame.scala
+++ b/modules/core/shared/src/main/scala/weaver/internals/ExpectSame.scala
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ private[weaver] trait ExpectSame {
       implicit comparisonA: Comparison[A],
       loc: SourceLocation): Expectations = {
     comparisonA.diff(expected, found) match {
-      case None => Expectations(Validated.validNel(()))
-      case Some(diff) =>
+      case Comparison.Result.Success => Expectations(Validated.validNel(()))
+      case Comparison.Result.Failure(diff) =>
         val header     = "Values not equal:"
         val sourceLocs = NonEmptyList.of(loc)
         Expectations(
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ private[weaver] trait ExpectSame {
       expected: A,
       found: A)(
       implicit loc: SourceLocation): Expectations = eql(expected, found)(
-    Comparison.fromEqAndShow(Eq.fromUniversalEquals, Show.fromToString),
+    Comparison.fromEq(Eq.fromUniversalEquals, Show.fromToString),
     loc)
 }
diff --git a/modules/framework-cats/shared/src/test/scala/ExpectationsTests.scala b/modules/framework-cats/shared/src/test/scala/ExpectationsTests.scala
index a7c029fb..fa694cb6 100644
--- a/modules/framework-cats/shared/src/test/scala/ExpectationsTests.scala
+++ b/modules/framework-cats/shared/src/test/scala/ExpectationsTests.scala
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ object ExpectationsTests extends SimpleIOSuite {
   }
 
   pureTest("expect.eql respects weaver.Comparison") {
-    implicit val comparison: Comparison[Int] =
-      Comparison.fromEqAndShow(Eq.allEqual)
+    implicit val comparison: Comparison[Int] = Comparison.fromEq(Eq.allEqual)
     expect.eql(0, 1)
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/framework-cats/shared/src/test/scala/Meta.scala b/modules/framework-cats/shared/src/test/scala/Meta.scala
index eddeeead..f5ea1d2f 100644
--- a/modules/framework-cats/shared/src/test/scala/Meta.scala
+++ b/modules/framework-cats/shared/src/test/scala/Meta.scala
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ object Meta {
           |}
           """.stripMargin.trim()
         }
-        implicit val cmp: Comparison[Foo] =
-          Comparison.fromEqAndShow[Foo](cats.Eq.fromUniversalEquals, show)
+        implicit val comparison: Comparison[Foo] =
+          Comparison.fromEq[Foo](cats.Eq.fromUniversalEquals, show)
       }
 
       expect.eql(Foo("foo", 1), Foo("foo", 2))