Isabelle vs NuSMV

Isabelle

5.9 #5 in Formal Verification Tools

About Isabelle

NuSMV

5.1 #19 in Formal Verification Tools

About NuSMV
IsabelleNuSMV
Free planYesNo
Free trialNoNo
Paid fromFree—
Open sourceNoNo
PlatformsLinux, macOS, self-hosted, WindowsWindows, macOS, Linux
Free planYesYes
Verification methoddeductivehybrid
Supported formalismstheorem-provingtemporal-logic
CounterexamplesYesYes
Proof artifactsYes—
Input languagesIsabelle/Isar, Isabelle/Pure, ML; executable specifications can generate SML, OCaml, Haskell, and ScalaSMV
Deploymentself-hostedself-hosted

Both are listed in Best Formal Verification Tools. On Inferse, Isabelle scores higher on our published basis.