ACL2 vs Z3

ACL2

6.4 #2 in Formal Verification Tools

About ACL2

Z3

7.8 #1 in Formal Verification Tools

About Z3
ACL2Z3
Free planNoYes
Free trialNoNo
Paid from—Free
Open sourceNoNo
PlatformsLinux, macOS, self-hosted, WindowsAndroid, api, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows
Free planYesYes
Verification methoddeductive—
Supported formalismstheorem-provingtheorem-proving
CounterexamplesYesYes
Proof artifactsYesYes
Input languagesACL2 logic and a subset of applicative Common LispSMT-LIB2, C, C++, .NET, Java, Python, Rust, OCaml, Julia, JavaScript, TypeScript, Smalltalk, Go
Deploymentself-hostedself-hosted

Both are listed in Best Formal Verification Tools. On Samsung Mobile US Press, Z3 scores higher on our published basis.