Isabelle vs Why3

Isabelle

8.1 #3 in Formal Verification Tools

About Isabelle

Why3

6.8 #10 in Formal Verification Tools

About Why3
IsabelleWhy3
Free planYesNo
Free trialNoNo
Paid fromFree—
Open sourceNoNo
PlatformsLinux, macOS, self-hosted, WindowsWeb, Linux, Windows
Free planYes—
Verification methoddeductivedeductive
Supported formalismstheorem-provingcontracts
CounterexamplesYesYes
Proof artifactsYes—
Input languagesIsabelle/Isar, Isabelle/Pure, ML; executable specifications can generate SML, OCaml, Haskell, and ScalaWhyML, micro-C, micro-Python, MLCFG, Coma
Deploymentself-hostedboth

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