Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for verification of a network service in a network function virtualization (NFV) environment. The method includes performing verification of at least one of a function, operation, and performance related to a network service, and transmitting results of the verification to an entity related to the network service. A verification apparatus detects, either in advance or at runtime, malfunctions that may occur when a network service is executed in an NFV environment, and performs verification of at least one of the function, operation, and performance related to a network service.