Bioinformatics platforms · Galaxy Project community
Galaxy
Open-source, web-based platform for building and sharing reproducible bioinformatics workflows without programming.
Galaxy gives bench scientists a drag-and-drop workflow builder over a large public tool library (the Galaxy ToolShed), so genomics, proteomics and metabolomics pipelines can be assembled and rerun without writing code. Free public servers (usegalaxy.org and regional mirrors in Europe, Australia and elsewhere) run it at no cost on shared infrastructure, while institutions can also self-host it on their own compute. Every workflow, dataset and tool version is tracked, which makes analyses shareable and reproducible in a way ad hoc scripting often isn't. Under the hood it manages tool dependencies through Conda, Docker or Singularity, so it functions as an orchestration and UI layer as much as an analysis tool. It's the leading no-code counterpart to Bioconductor's code-first R ecosystem.
At a glance
| Vendor | Galaxy Project community |
|---|---|
| Pricing model | Open source + paid options |
| Free tier | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud, Self-hosted |
| Open source | Yes (AFL-3.0) |
| Best for | Bench scientists who need reproducible bioinformatics pipelines without writing code. |
Pricing
Free and open source; public servers are free to use, and self-hosting is unlimited.
Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site.
Features
- Drag-and-drop visual workflow editor
- Thousands of pre-built tools via the Galaxy ToolShed
- Free public servers (usegalaxy.org, .eu, .org.au)
- Workflow versioning and sharing
- Dependency management via Conda, Docker or Singularity
- Supports genomics, proteomics and metabolomics data
- Full provenance tracking for reproducibility
Integrations
Profile last reviewed September 21, 2026