| The movement largely influenced Hindus | It was followed mainly by Muslims |
| The Saints of the Bhakti Movement sang Bhajans to worship Gods and Goddesses | Sufi Saints sang Qawwalis – a form of music to inspire religious devotion |
| The Bhakti movement has its origination in eighth-century South India | The origins of Sufism can be traced to the early days of Islam in seventh-century Arabian Peninsula |
| The Bhakti Movement is regarded by scholars as an influential social revival and reformation movement in Hinduism | It has been misunderstood as another sect of Islam, but it is a religious order for any Islamic denomination |
| From its point of origins in South India, the Bhakti movement swept over East and North India from the 15th century onwards | It spans many continents and cultures |
| The Bhakti Movement shared direct emotional and intellectual experience of the divine | Sufism laid emphasis on simplicity and austerity, which found many adherents due to the worldliness of medieval empires and kingdoms |
| Kabir Das, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Nanak, Meerabai | Hasan of Basra, Amir Khusrau, Moinuddin Chishti |
