Isabelle vs VeriFast

Isabelle

7.1 #4 in Formal Verification Tools

About Isabelle

VeriFast

5.9 #28 in Formal Verification Tools

About VeriFast
IsabelleVeriFast
Free planYesNo
Free trialNoNo
Paid fromFree—
Open sourceNoNo
PlatformsLinux, macOS, self-hosted, WindowsWindows, macOS, Linux
Free planYes—
Verification methoddeductivesymbolic
Supported formalismstheorem-provingcontracts
CounterexamplesYes—
Proof artifactsYes—
Input languagesIsabelle/Isar, Isabelle/Pure, ML; executable specifications can generate SML, OCaml, Haskell, and ScalaC, Rust, Java
Deploymentself-hostedself-hosted

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