Rocq vs NuSMV

Rocq9.3Visit NNuSMV9.0Visit

Higher score Rocq #3 in Formal Verification Tools 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 2 features Visit Rocq

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N NuSMV #6 in Formal Verification Tools 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 2 features Visit NuSMV

• Rocq fits best

  Certified theorem proving with strong tooling

• NuSMV fits best

  Finite-state temporal-logic checking

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Side by side

Feature	Rocq 9.3/10 Visit ↗	NNuSMV 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.0
Ranking	#3 in Formal Verification Tools	#6 in Formal Verification Tools
Best for	Certified theorem proving with strong tooling	Finite-state temporal-logic checking
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Free plan	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted, Desktop	Self-hosted
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Community, Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Rocq 1/2 · NuSMV 1/2
Counterexamples	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Proof artifacts	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Verification method	Deductive	Hybrid
Supported formalisms	Theorem-proving	Temporal-logic
Input languages	Gallina and Rocq vernacular	SMV
Deployment	Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Our review
Pros	Kernel machine-checks proof terms through a small certification kernel Extracts certified programs to OCaml, Haskell, and Scheme Supports RocqIDE, major editors, Docker, and opam	Combines BDD symbolic and SAT-based bounded model checking Checks CTL, LTL, PSL, and invariant specifications Generates counterexample traces for failed properties
Cons	Focused on theorem proving rather than broader verification formalisms Self-hosted deployment requires managing the local environment No commercial pricing tiers or vendor-hosted plan options	Focused on finite-state systems and SMV input models Self-hosted deployment requires local installation and operation Uses an interactive textual shell rather than a graphical interface
Our verdict	Rocq is an open-source interactive theorem prover and dependently typed programming language for mathematical formalisation, education, research, and verified software development. It lets users define programs, predicates, mathematical… Read the review →	NuSMV is an open-source symbolic model checker for formal verification of finite-state systems. It is aimed at engineers, researchers, and verification teams working with synchronous or asynchronous models and properties expressed through… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Rocq — where it wins

  • Kernel machine-checks proof terms through a small certification kernel
  • Extracts certified programs to OCaml, Haskell, and Scheme
  • Supports RocqIDE, major editors, Docker, and opam

  Where it doesn't

  • Focused on theorem proving rather than broader verification formalisms
  • Self-hosted deployment requires managing the local environment
  • No commercial pricing tiers or vendor-hosted plan options

• NuSMV — where it wins

  • Combines BDD symbolic and SAT-based bounded model checking
  • Checks CTL, LTL, PSL, and invariant specifications
  • Generates counterexample traces for failed properties

  Where it doesn't

  • Focused on finite-state systems and SMV input models
  • Self-hosted deployment requires local installation and operation
  • Uses an interactive textual shell rather than a graphical interface

• Rocq9.3/10 · Free plan

  A free, kernel-checked theorem prover with dependent types, automation, and certified extraction.

  Visit RocqFull verdict →
• NNuSMV9.0/10 · Free plan

  A free, hybrid formal-verification tool for CTL, LTL, PSL, and invariant checking.

  Visit NuSMVFull verdict →