CBMC vs SPIN
| CBMC | SPIN | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Verification method | model-checking | model-checking |
| Supported formalisms | contracts | temporal-logic |
| Counterexamples | Yes | Yes |
| Input languages | C, C++, Java bytecode, SystemC | Promela |
| Deployment | self-hosted | self-hosted |
Both are listed in Best Formal Verification Tools. On Everything Xiaomi, SPIN scores higher on our published basis.