PVS vs Stainless

PVS

6.4 #3 in Formal Verification Tools

About PVS

Stainless

5.8 #15 in Formal Verification Tools

About Stainless
PVSStainless
Free planYesNo
Free trialNoNo
Paid fromFree—
Open sourceNoNo
PlatformsLinux, macOS, WindowsLinux, macOS, Windows
Free planYesYes
Verification methodhybriddeductive
Supported formalismstheorem-provingcontracts
CounterexamplesYesYes
Proof artifactsYes—
Input languagesPVS specification language (typed higher-order logic)Scala 3
Deploymentself-hostedself-hosted

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