Given a fractional differential equation of order $$\alpha \in (0,1]$$
α
∈
(
0
,
1
]
with Caputo derivatives, we investigate in a quantitative sense how the associated solutions depend on their respective initial conditions. Specifically, we look at two solutions $$x_1$$
x
1
and $$x_2$$
x
2
, say, of the same differential equation, both of which are assumed to be defined on a common interval [0, T], and provide upper and lower bounds for the difference $$x_1(t) - x_2(t)$$
x
1
(
t
)
-
x
2
(
t
)
for all $$t \in [0,T]$$
t
∈
[
0
,
T
]
that are stronger than the bounds previously described in the literature.