| 1. | It has a CMD interpreter to run commands. | It has an NT Virtual DOS Machine to run commands. |
| 2. | It has many advanced features as compared to BAT. | It has old features ad not offer error level many advanced features yet because it is an old type of file. |
| 3. | It handles the error level variable by changing its state even if no error takes place. | In this, this variable is solely modified as soon as a real error takes place and no change in the state takes place when each command executes successfully. |
| 4. | It supports only cmd.exe. | It supports cmd.exe. as well as command.com. |
| 5. | These files support nearly all windows versions as it is a new file type. | These files are not supported in all windows versions as it is an old file type. |
| 6. | It is a unique kind of file. | It is not a unique kind of file. |
| 7. | It does not sequentially process files. | It processes files in a sequential manner. |
| 8. | It is more secure than BAT files. | It is not secure as CMD files. |
| 9. | It is executed in the cmd interpreter. | It runs in NTDVM environment. |
| 10. | When the error level is called using CMD, error level is reset. | When the error level is called using BAT, execution of the previous command happens. |
| 11. | It has an application in Android which makes it to view, install and run CMD scripts. | These files could not be used in Android as it is meant only for windows. |
| 12. | CMD is backward compatible. | BAT is not backward compatible. |
| 13. | It is faster and more stable. | It is not that fast and stable. |
| 14. | File names are longer in CMD | File names are not that longer in BAT. |