diff --git a/src/Humanizer.Tests.Shared/Bytes/ByteRateTests.cs b/src/Humanizer.Tests.Shared/Bytes/ByteRateTests.cs
index e596211a2..8df310403 100644
--- a/src/Humanizer.Tests.Shared/Bytes/ByteRateTests.cs
+++ b/src/Humanizer.Tests.Shared/Bytes/ByteRateTests.cs
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ public void FormattedTimeUnitTests(long bytes, int measurementIntervalSeconds, T
             Assert.Equal(expectedValue, text);
         }
 
-
-
         [Theory]
         [InlineData(TimeUnit.Millisecond)]
         [InlineData(TimeUnit.Day)]
@@ -77,5 +75,44 @@ public void ThowsOnUnsupportedData(TimeUnit units)
             });
         }
 
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(400, 10, 400, 10, 0)]
+        [InlineData(400, 10, 800, 20, 0)]
+        [InlineData(800, 20, 400, 10, 0)]
+        [InlineData(400, 10, 800, 10, -1)]
+        [InlineData(800, 10, 400, 10, 1)]
+        [InlineData(800, 10, 400, 20, 1)]
+        [InlineData(400, 20, 800, 10, -1)]
+        public void ComparisonTests_SameTypes(long leftBytes, int leftIntervalSeconds, long rightBytes, int rightIntervalSeconds, int expectedValue)
+        {
+            var leftSize = ByteSize.FromBytes(leftBytes);
+            var leftInterval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(leftIntervalSeconds);
+            var leftByteRate = new ByteRate(leftSize, leftInterval);
+            var rightSize = ByteSize.FromBytes(rightBytes);
+            var rightInterval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(rightIntervalSeconds);
+            var rightByteRate = new ByteRate(rightSize, rightInterval);
+
+            Assert.Equal(leftByteRate.CompareTo(rightByteRate), expectedValue);
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(1024, 10, 6, 1, 0)]
+        [InlineData(1024, 10, 12, 2, 0)]
+        [InlineData(2048, 20, 6, 1, 0)]
+        [InlineData(1024, 10, 12, 1, -1)]
+        [InlineData(2048, 10, 6, 1, 1)]
+        [InlineData(2048, 10, 6, 2, 1)]
+        [InlineData(1024, 20, 12, 1, -1)]
+        public void ComparisonTests_DifferingTypes(long leftKiloBytes, int leftIntervalSeconds, long rightMegaBytes, int rightIntervalMinutes, int expectedValue)
+        {
+            var leftSize      = ByteSize.FromKilobytes(leftKiloBytes);
+            var leftInterval  = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(leftIntervalSeconds);
+            var leftByteRate  = new ByteRate(leftSize, leftInterval);
+            var rightSize     = ByteSize.FromMegabytes(rightMegaBytes);
+            var rightInterval = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(rightIntervalMinutes);
+            var rightByteRate = new ByteRate(rightSize, rightInterval);
+
+            Assert.Equal(leftByteRate.CompareTo(rightByteRate), expectedValue);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Humanizer.Tests/ApiApprover/PublicApiApprovalTest.approve_public_api.approved.txt b/src/Humanizer.Tests/ApiApprover/PublicApiApprovalTest.approve_public_api.approved.txt
index 791ed1eaa..109b169a5 100644
--- a/src/Humanizer.Tests/ApiApprover/PublicApiApprovalTest.approve_public_api.approved.txt
+++ b/src/Humanizer.Tests/ApiApprover/PublicApiApprovalTest.approve_public_api.approved.txt
@@ -2,13 +2,18 @@
 [assembly: System.Runtime.Versioning.TargetFrameworkAttribute(".NETStandard,Version=v1.0", FrameworkDisplayName="")]
 namespace Humanizer.Bytes
 {
-    public class ByteRate
+    public class ByteRate : System.IComparable, System.IComparable<Humanizer.Bytes.ByteRate>, System.IEquatable<Humanizer.Bytes.ByteRate>
     {
         public ByteRate(Humanizer.Bytes.ByteSize size, System.TimeSpan interval) { }
         public System.TimeSpan Interval { get; }
         public Humanizer.Bytes.ByteSize Size { get; }
+        public int CompareTo(Humanizer.Bytes.ByteRate other) { }
+        public int CompareTo(object obj) { }
+        public bool Equals(Humanizer.Bytes.ByteRate other) { }
         public string Humanize(Humanizer.Localisation.TimeUnit timeUnit = 1) { }
         public string Humanize(string format, Humanizer.Localisation.TimeUnit timeUnit = 1) { }
+        public override string ToString() { }
+        public string ToString(string format, Humanizer.Localisation.TimeUnit timeUnit = 1) { }
     }
     public struct ByteSize : System.IComparable, System.IComparable<Humanizer.Bytes.ByteSize>, System.IEquatable<Humanizer.Bytes.ByteSize>
     {
diff --git a/src/Humanizer/Bytes/ByteRate.cs b/src/Humanizer/Bytes/ByteRate.cs
index 67534eeca..c0d923c55 100644
--- a/src/Humanizer/Bytes/ByteRate.cs
+++ b/src/Humanizer/Bytes/ByteRate.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace Humanizer.Bytes
     /// <summary>
     /// Class to hold a ByteSize and a measurement interval, for the purpose of calculating the rate of transfer
     /// </summary>
-    public class ByteRate
+    public class ByteRate : IComparable<ByteRate>, IEquatable<ByteRate>, IComparable
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Quantity of bytes
@@ -76,5 +76,59 @@ public string Humanize(string format, TimeUnit timeUnit = TimeUnit.Second)
             return new ByteSize(Size.Bytes / Interval.TotalSeconds * displayInterval.TotalSeconds)
                 .Humanize(format) + '/' + displayUnit;
         }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the humanized string with default parameters.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public override string ToString()
+        {
+            return Humanize();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns a humanized string of the current rate object using the supplied parameters
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="timeUnit">Unit of time to calculate rate for (defaults is per second)</param>
+        /// <param name="format">The string format to use for the number of bytes</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public string ToString(string format, TimeUnit timeUnit = TimeUnit.Second)
+        {
+            return Humanize(format, timeUnit);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Compares the current ByteRate object to another supplied ByteRate object.
+        /// Rates are normalized before comparing, e.g. 60Mb/Min is equal to 1024KB/sec
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="other">The ByteRate object to use for the comparison</param>
+        /// <returns>0 if the rates are equivalent, -1 if lower than the 'other' object, 1 if higher than the 'other' object</returns>
+        public int CompareTo(ByteRate other)
+        {
+            var left = Size.Bytes / Interval.TotalSeconds;
+            var right = other.Size.Bytes / other.Interval.TotalSeconds;
+            if (left < right) return -1;
+            return right < left ? 1 : 0;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Checks if two ByteRate objects have the same equivalent rate
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="other"></param>
+        /// <returns>True if rates are equivalent, otherwise false</returns>
+        public bool Equals(ByteRate other)
+        {
+            return (Size.Bytes / Interval.TotalSeconds) - (other.Size.Bytes / other.Interval.TotalSeconds) == 0;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public int CompareTo(Object obj)
+        {
+            if (obj == null) return 1;
+            var cmp = (ByteRate)obj;
+            return CompareTo(cmp);
+        }
     }
 }