Table 2 Summary of all-purpose software suites for analysis of next-generation sequencing data offered with a graphical user interface option

BaseSpace

Proprietary

No

Web-browser

App

Cloud

No

https://basespace.illumina.com

CLCBio

Proprietary

Trial

Web-browser

Server

Yes

http://www.clcbio.com/

DNASTAR

Lasergene

Proprietary

Trial

MS Windows

Mac OSX

UNIX/Linux

Localhost

Server

No

http://www.dnastar.com/

Galaxy

GNU GPL

Yes

Web-browser

Localhost

Server

Cloud

Yes

https://galaxyproject.org/

https://usegalaxy.org/

Geneious

Proprietary

Trial

MS Windows

Mac OSX

UNIX/Linux

Localhost

Server

No

http://www.geneious.com/

Globus Genomics

Apache

+ third party

Yes/No

(depends on

the service)

Web-browser

Cloud

Yes

https://www.globus.org/genomics

Golden Helix

Proprietary

Trial

MS Windows

Mac OSX

UNIX/Linux

Localhost

No

http://goldenhelix.com/

Partek

Proprietary

Trial

MS Windows

Mac OSX

UNIX/Linux

Localhost

No

http://www.partek.com/

PATRIC

GNU GPL

Yes

Web-browser

Cloud

No

https://www.patricbrc.org

Sequencher

Proprietary

Trial

MS Windows

Mac OSX

Localhost

Server

No

https://www.genecodes.com/

SevenBridges

GNU GPL (Rabix)

+ third party

Trial

Web-browser

Cloud

Yes

https://www.sbgenomics.com/

SoftGenetics

Proprietary

Trial

MS Windows

Mac OSX

(via Parallels)

Localhost

Server

No

http://www.softgenetics.com/

UGENE

GNU GPL

Yes

MS Windows

Mac OSX

UNIX/Linux

Localhost

Server

Yes

http://ugene.net/

Vector NTI

Proprietary

Trial

MS Windows

Mac OSX

Localhost

Server

No

http://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/life-science/cloning/vector-nti-software.html