diff --git a/accounts-db/accounts-hash-cache-tool/Cargo.toml b/accounts-db/accounts-hash-cache-tool/Cargo.toml
index 501e0dfdb8b71d..e4803261ef6995 100644
--- a/accounts-db/accounts-hash-cache-tool/Cargo.toml
+++ b/accounts-db/accounts-hash-cache-tool/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "agave-accounts-hash-cache-tool"
-description = "Tool to inspect accounts hash cache files"
+description = "Tool for accounts hash cache files"
 publish = false
 version = { workspace = true }
 authors = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/accounts-db/accounts-hash-cache-tool/src/main.rs b/accounts-db/accounts-hash-cache-tool/src/main.rs
index 98778049504216..c56369391c8077 100644
--- a/accounts-db/accounts-hash-cache-tool/src/main.rs
+++ b/accounts-db/accounts-hash-cache-tool/src/main.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 use {
     bytemuck::Zeroable as _,
-    clap::{crate_description, crate_name, value_t_or_exit, App, Arg},
+    clap::{
+        crate_description, crate_name, value_t_or_exit, App, AppSettings, Arg, ArgMatches,
+        SubCommand,
+    },
     solana_accounts_db::{CacheHashDataFileEntry, CacheHashDataFileHeader},
     std::{
+        collections::HashMap,
         fs::File,
         io::{self, BufReader, Read as _},
         mem::size_of,
         num::Saturating,
+        path::Path,
     },
 };
 
@@ -14,62 +19,73 @@ fn main() {
     let matches = App::new(crate_name!())
         .about(crate_description!())
         .version(solana_version::version!())
-        .arg(
-            Arg::with_name("path")
-                .index(1)
-                .takes_value(true)
-                .value_name("PATH")
-                .help("Accounts hash cache file to inspect"),
+        .global_setting(AppSettings::ArgRequiredElseHelp)
+        .global_setting(AppSettings::ColoredHelp)
+        .global_setting(AppSettings::InferSubcommands)
+        .global_setting(AppSettings::UnifiedHelpMessage)
+        .global_setting(AppSettings::VersionlessSubcommands)
+        .subcommand(
+            SubCommand::with_name("inspect")
+                .about(
+                    "Inspect an accounts hash cache file and display \
+                     each account's address, hash, and balance",
+                )
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("force")
+                        .long("force")
+                        .takes_value(false)
+                        .help("Continue even if sanity checks fail"),
+                )
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("path")
+                        .index(1)
+                        .takes_value(true)
+                        .value_name("PATH")
+                        .help("Accounts hash cache file to inspect"),
+                ),
         )
-        .arg(
-            Arg::with_name("force")
-                .long("force")
-                .takes_value(false)
-                .help("Continue even if sanity checks fail"),
+        .subcommand(
+            SubCommand::with_name("diff")
+                .about("Diff two accounts hash cache files")
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("path1")
+                        .index(1)
+                        .takes_value(true)
+                        .value_name("PATH1")
+                        .help("Accounts hash cache file 1 to diff"),
+                )
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("path2")
+                        .index(2)
+                        .takes_value(true)
+                        .value_name("PATH2")
+                        .help("Accounts hash cache file 2 to diff"),
+                ),
         )
         .get_matches();
 
-    let force = matches.is_present("force");
-    let path = value_t_or_exit!(matches, "path", String);
-
-    let file = File::open(&path).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
-        eprintln!("Failed to open accounts hash cache file '{path}': {err}");
-        std::process::exit(1);
-    });
-    let actual_file_size = file
-        .metadata()
-        .unwrap_or_else(|err| {
-            eprintln!("Failed to query file metadata: {err}");
-            std::process::exit(1);
-        })
-        .len();
-    let mut reader = BufReader::new(file);
-
-    let header = {
-        let mut header = CacheHashDataFileHeader::zeroed();
-        reader
-            .read_exact(bytemuck::bytes_of_mut(&mut header))
-            .unwrap_or_else(|err| {
-                eprintln!("Failed to read header: {err}");
-                std::process::exit(1);
-            });
-        header
-    };
-
-    // Sanity checks -- ensure the actual file size matches the expected file size
-    let expected_file_size = size_of::<CacheHashDataFileHeader>()
-        .saturating_add(size_of::<CacheHashDataFileEntry>().saturating_mul(header.count));
-    if actual_file_size != expected_file_size as u64 {
-        eprintln!(
-            "Failed sanitization: actual file size does not match expected file size! \
-             actual: {actual_file_size}, expected: {expected_file_size}",
-        );
-        if !force {
-            std::process::exit(1);
+    match matches.subcommand() {
+        ("inspect", Some(subcommand_matches)) => do_inspect(&matches, subcommand_matches)
+            .map_err(|err| format!("inspection failed: {err}")),
+        ("diff", Some(subcommand_matches)) => {
+            do_diff(&matches, subcommand_matches).map_err(|err| format!("diff failed: {err}"))
         }
-        eprintln!("Forced. Continuing... Results may be incorrect.");
+        _ => unreachable!(),
     }
+    .unwrap_or_else(|err| {
+        eprintln!("Error: {err}");
+        std::process::exit(1);
+    });
+}
 
+fn do_inspect(
+    _app_matches: &ArgMatches<'_>,
+    subcommand_matches: &ArgMatches<'_>,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let force = subcommand_matches.is_present("force");
+    let path = value_t_or_exit!(subcommand_matches, "path", String);
+    let (mut reader, header) = open_file(&path, force)
+        .map_err(|err| format!("failed to open accounts hash cache file '{path}': {err}"))?;
     let count_width = (header.count as f64).log10().ceil() as usize;
     let mut count = Saturating(0usize);
     loop {
@@ -80,10 +96,13 @@ fn main() {
             Err(err) => {
                 if err.kind() == io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof && count.0 == header.count {
                     // we've hit the expected end of the file
+                    break;
                 } else {
-                    eprintln!("Failed to read entry {count}: {err}");
+                    return Err(format!(
+                        "failed to read entry {count}, expected {}: {err}",
+                        header.count,
+                    ));
                 }
-                break;
             }
         };
         println!(
@@ -96,4 +115,173 @@ fn main() {
     }
 
     println!("actual entries: {count}, expected: {}", header.count);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn do_diff(
+    _app_matches: &ArgMatches<'_>,
+    subcommand_matches: &ArgMatches<'_>,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let force = false; // skipping sanity checks is not supported when diffing
+    let path1 = value_t_or_exit!(subcommand_matches, "path1", String);
+    let path2 = value_t_or_exit!(subcommand_matches, "path2", String);
+    let (mut reader1, header1) = open_file(&path1, force)
+        .map_err(|err| format!("failed to open accounts hash cache file 1 '{path1}': {err}"))?;
+    let (mut reader2, header2) = open_file(&path2, force)
+        .map_err(|err| format!("failed to open accounts hash cache file 2 '{path2}': {err}"))?;
+    // Note: Purposely open both files before reading either one.  This way, if there's an error
+    // opening file 2, we can bail early without having to wait for file 1 to be read completely.
+
+    // extract the entries from both files
+    let do_extract = |num, reader: &mut BufReader<_>, header: &CacheHashDataFileHeader| {
+        let mut entries = HashMap::<_, _>::default();
+        loop {
+            let mut entry = CacheHashDataFileEntry::zeroed();
+            let result = reader.read_exact(bytemuck::bytes_of_mut(&mut entry));
+            match result {
+                Ok(()) => {}
+                Err(err) => {
+                    if err.kind() == io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof && entries.len() == header.count {
+                        // we've hit the expected end of the file
+                        break;
+                    } else {
+                        return Err(format!(
+                            "failed to read entry {}, expected {}: {err}",
+                            entries.len(),
+                            header.count,
+                        ));
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+            let CacheHashDataFileEntry {
+                hash,
+                lamports,
+                pubkey,
+            } = entry;
+            let old_value = entries.insert(pubkey, (hash, lamports));
+            if let Some(old_value) = old_value {
+                let new_value = entries.get(&pubkey);
+                return Err(format!("found duplicate pubkey in file {num}: {pubkey}, old value: {old_value:?}, new value: {new_value:?}"));
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(entries)
+    };
+    let entries1 = do_extract(1, &mut reader1, &header1)?;
+    let entries2 = do_extract(2, &mut reader2, &header2)?;
+
+    // compute the differences between the files
+    let do_compute = |lhs: &HashMap<_, (_, _)>, rhs: &HashMap<_, (_, _)>| {
+        let mut unique_entries = Vec::new();
+        let mut mismatch_entries = Vec::new();
+        for (lhs_key, lhs_value) in lhs.iter() {
+            if let Some(rhs_value) = rhs.get(lhs_key) {
+                if lhs_value != rhs_value {
+                    mismatch_entries.push((
+                        CacheHashDataFileEntry {
+                            hash: lhs_value.0,
+                            lamports: lhs_value.1,
+                            pubkey: *lhs_key,
+                        },
+                        CacheHashDataFileEntry {
+                            hash: rhs_value.0,
+                            lamports: rhs_value.1,
+                            pubkey: *lhs_key,
+                        },
+                    ));
+                }
+            } else {
+                unique_entries.push(CacheHashDataFileEntry {
+                    hash: lhs_value.0,
+                    lamports: lhs_value.1,
+                    pubkey: *lhs_key,
+                });
+            }
+        }
+        unique_entries.sort_unstable_by(|a, b| a.pubkey.cmp(&b.pubkey));
+        mismatch_entries.sort_unstable_by(|a, b| a.0.pubkey.cmp(&b.0.pubkey));
+        (unique_entries, mismatch_entries)
+    };
+    let (unique_entries1, mismatch_entries) = do_compute(&entries1, &entries2);
+    let (unique_entries2, _) = do_compute(&entries2, &entries1);
+
+    // display the unique entries in each file
+    let do_print = |entries: &[CacheHashDataFileEntry]| {
+        let count_width = (entries.len() as f64).log10().ceil() as usize;
+        if entries.is_empty() {
+            println!("(none)");
+        } else {
+            for (i, entry) in entries.iter().enumerate() {
+                println!(
+                    "{i:count_width$}: pubkey: {:44}, hash: {:44}, lamports: {}",
+                    entry.pubkey.to_string(),
+                    entry.hash.0.to_string(),
+                    entry.lamports,
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    println!("Unique entries in file 1:");
+    do_print(&unique_entries1);
+    println!("Unique entries in file 2:");
+    do_print(&unique_entries2);
+
+    println!("Mismatch values:");
+    let count_width = (mismatch_entries.len() as f64).log10().ceil() as usize;
+    if mismatch_entries.is_empty() {
+        println!("(none)");
+    } else {
+        for (i, (lhs, rhs)) in mismatch_entries.iter().enumerate() {
+            println!(
+                "{i:count_width$}: pubkey: {:44}, hash: {:44}, lamports: {}",
+                lhs.pubkey.to_string(),
+                lhs.hash.0.to_string(),
+                lhs.lamports,
+            );
+            println!(
+                "{i:count_width$}: file 2: {:44}, hash: {:44}, lamports: {}",
+                "(same)".to_string(),
+                rhs.hash.0.to_string(),
+                rhs.lamports,
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn open_file(
+    path: impl AsRef<Path>,
+    force: bool,
+) -> Result<(BufReader<File>, CacheHashDataFileHeader), String> {
+    let file = File::open(path).map_err(|err| format!("{err}"))?;
+    let actual_file_size = file
+        .metadata()
+        .map_err(|err| format!("failed to query file metadata: {err}"))?
+        .len();
+    let mut reader = BufReader::new(file);
+
+    let header = {
+        let mut header = CacheHashDataFileHeader::zeroed();
+        reader
+            .read_exact(bytemuck::bytes_of_mut(&mut header))
+            .map_err(|err| format!("failed to read header: {err}"))?;
+        header
+    };
+
+    // Sanity checks -- ensure the actual file size matches the expected file size
+    let expected_file_size = size_of::<CacheHashDataFileHeader>()
+        .saturating_add(size_of::<CacheHashDataFileEntry>().saturating_mul(header.count));
+    if actual_file_size != expected_file_size as u64 {
+        let err_msg = format!(
+            "failed sanitization: actual file size does not match expected file size! \
+             actual: {actual_file_size}, expected: {expected_file_size}",
+        );
+        if force {
+            eprintln!("Warning: {err_msg}\nForced. Continuing... Results may be incorrect.");
+        } else {
+            return Err(err_msg);
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok((reader, header))
 }