Isabelle vs Why3
| Isabelle | Why3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows | Web, Linux, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Verification method | deductive | deductive |
| Supported formalisms | theorem-proving | contracts |
| Counterexamples | Yes | Yes |
| Proof artifacts | Yes | — |
| Input languages | Isabelle/Isar, Isabelle/Pure, ML; executable specifications can generate SML, OCaml, Haskell, and Scala | WhyML, micro-C, micro-Python, MLCFG, Coma |
| Deployment | self-hosted | both |
Both are listed in Best Formal Verification Tools. On The Geeks Club, Isabelle scores higher on our published basis.