Compare · Bioinformatics platforms
Corollary vs Galaxy (usegalaxy.org)
Galaxy is the free, open-source bioinformatics platform, with thousands of tools on public servers and workflows you assemble yourself. Corollary is free for non-commercial research too, and an agent chooses, runs and explains the tools for you — open models included.
The short answer
Galaxy has been the free way to run bioinformatics in a browser for nearly two decades. usegalaxy.org and its sister servers offer a very large tool catalogue, generous storage and workflows you build and share, on academic infrastructure; the software is open source and can be installed anywhere. It now has an AI assistant as well.
Corollary starts from the question rather than the tool. You describe the analysis; the agent chooses the programs, writes the code, runs it on a Linux machine of its own and explains the result, keeping every file. It also runs 145 open scientific models on GPUs and 143 nf-core pipelines.
Choose Galaxy for an open-source, self-hostable platform with a huge tool panel and reproducible point-and-click workflows. Choose Corollary when you would rather describe the analysis than assemble it, or need protein models next to the bioinformatics.
Side by side
- What it is
- CorollaryA research agent with a Linux machine of its own, and a library of open scientific models, programs, databases and pipelines it runs for you.
- GalaxyAn open, web-based platform for data-intensive biomedical research, built by an academic community; usegalaxy.org is its free public server.[1][9]
- How you use it
- CorollaryIn the browser, with a free account or signed out. Nothing to install. Also a developer API and an MCP server.
- GalaxyIn the browser, with or without an account, on usegalaxy.org and public servers in Europe, Australia and elsewhere — or installed on your own servers.[8][4]
- Price
- CorollaryFree. 30,000 credits a month with an account, 1,000 signed out; database queries never use credits.
- GalaxyFree.[2]
- Commercial use
- CorollaryNot permitted. Corollary is a non-commercial research demonstration, with no warranty or support.
- GalaxyThe software is MIT-licensed. We found no commercial-use rule in usegalaxy.org's terms.[4][2]
- Where the work runs
- CorollaryOn our servers: a Linux machine per conversation, and jobs of up to 32 cores, 256 GiB of memory and 24 hours for long runs.
- GalaxyShared public servers funded by NIH and NSF grants, with per-user quotas on storage and concurrent jobs.[9][3]
- Scientific AI models
- Corollary301 models in the library, 145 of them run here — GPU included, with no setup and no key of your own.
- GalaxyColabFold on GPUs at usegalaxy.org, with per-user caps.[7]
- Programs and pipelines
- Corollary43 bioinformatics programs installed or run as jobs, and 143 nf-core pipelines.
- GalaxyMore than 10,000 tools across the Galaxy ecosystem, connected into workflows you build and share.[1]
- Databases
- Corollary53 public databases queried live, with no API key of your own.
- GalaxyNot covered by the sources we read.
- Language model
- CorollaryChosen and paid for by Corollary. No API key of your own.
- GalaxyGalaxyAI, a built-in assistant for help, error analysis and tool suggestions; Orbit, a desktop agent in beta, uses your own API key.[5][6]
- Open source
- CorollaryNo. The service is closed source; the models, programs and pipelines it runs are open.
- GalaxyYes: MIT-licensed since February 2026.[4]
- Your files
- CorollaryUploaded to our servers and kept in the conversation's workspace. Some of our processors are in the United States.
- Galaxy250 GB of storage per registered account. Personal, HIPAA-regulated and similar data are not allowed.[3][2]
Galaxy's column is from its own public pages, read on 24 October 2026; the numbers link to them below. Corollary's figures are counted from the platform itself and each one links to the page that lists them.
Where Galaxy is the better choice
- Free and open source, run by an academic community, and installable on your own servers.[4][1]
- A very large tool catalogue — more than 10,000 tools across the ecosystem.[1]
- Public servers on several continents.[8]
- 250 GB of storage per registered account.[3]
- An MCP server and agent plugins, so your own agent can drive Galaxy.[10]
Where Corollary is the better choice
- Ask in plain language: the agent picks the tools, writes the code and explains the results, instead of you assembling a workflow by hand.
- 145 open scientific models that run here, including structure prediction, protein design and docking.
- 143 nf-core pipelines, run as jobs on machines of their own.
- A Linux machine per conversation, where the agent can install any program a job needs.
Try the same work on Corollary
Ask in plain language. The agent works on a Linux machine of its own: it installs and runs what the job needs, keeps every file, and reads the results back with the numbers explained.
Questions
Is Corollary a free alternative to Galaxy?
Corollary is free: 30,000 credits a month with an account, and database queries never use credits. It is a non-commercial research demonstration, so it is not an alternative for commercial work — for that, Galaxy or one of the other options below may be the right choice.
Is Galaxy free?
Yes. usegalaxy.org and the other public Galaxy servers are free, funded by research grants, and the software is open source. Corollary is free too, as a non-commercial research demonstration.
Is Corollary a Galaxy alternative for people who don't want to build workflows?
That is the main difference. In Galaxy you choose the tools and connect them; on Corollary you describe the analysis and the agent chooses, runs and explains it, keeping the files so you can check each step.
Sources
Written by Corollary Labs, which makes Corollary — read it with that in mind. Everything said about Galaxy comes from the sources above as they read on 24 October 2026; products change, and if a line here is out of date, write to hello@corollary-labs.com and we will correct it. Galaxy and the other names here are trademarks of their owners, used only to identify their products. Corollary is a non-commercial research demonstrator. It is provided free of charge, without warranty or support, and must not be used for commercial purposes or relied upon for clinical, diagnostic, regulatory or safety-critical decisions.