Compare · Bioinformatics platforms
Corollary vs Seqera Platform and Co-Scientist
Seqera Platform launches and monitors Nextflow pipelines on compute you bring, with a free plan for small teams and an AI co-scientist for writing pipelines. Corollary runs nf-core pipelines on machines of its own, free for non-commercial research, with nothing to configure.
The short answer
Seqera Platform is where many labs run Nextflow: you connect your own cloud account or cluster, and Seqera launches, monitors and records the pipelines. Its Co-Scientist helps write, convert and fix Nextflow. The free Cloud Basic plan covers a small team; the compute is yours, or Seqera's managed option on AWS, paid from credits.
Corollary runs nf-core pipelines without that set-up: describe the analysis, and the agent prepares the samplesheet, checks it against the pipeline's schema, runs it on a machine of ours and reads the results back. Each run is limited to one machine; when a dataset needs more, the agent writes the command for your own cluster instead. It is free, and a non-commercial research demonstration.
Choose Seqera to run Nextflow at production scale on your own infrastructure, with team features and commercial terms. Choose Corollary to run a pipeline today without a cloud account, or when the pipeline is one step in a wider analysis.
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.
- SeqeraA platform for launching and monitoring Nextflow pipelines, with interactive analysis environments and data management, running on your own compute.[2]
- 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.
- SeqeraA web app with a free Cloud Basic sign-up; paid plans by quote.[1]
- Price
- CorollaryFree. 30,000 credits a month with an account, 1,000 signed out; database queries never use credits.
- SeqeraCloud Basic is free: 3 users, 3 concurrent runs and 100 vCPUs of managed compute. Pro and Enterprise prices are not published.[1]
- Commercial use
- CorollaryNot permitted. Corollary is a non-commercial research demonstration, with no warranty or support.
- SeqeraPaid plans for companies, including Enterprise and a validated tier for regulated work.[1]
- 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.
- SeqeraYour own: AWS, Azure or Google Batch, Slurm, LSF, PBS, Grid Engine or Kubernetes, configured by you. Seqera Compute is a managed AWS option, up to 48 vCPUs and 192 GiB per environment, paid from prepaid credits.[3][4]
- Scientific AI models
- Corollary301 models in the library, 145 of them run here — GPU included, with no setup and no key of your own.
- SeqeraNot a model service. GPUs come from your own cloud or cluster.[3]
- Programs and pipelines
- Corollary43 bioinformatics programs installed or run as jobs, and 143 nf-core pipelines.
- SeqeraAny Nextflow pipeline, nf-core included. Seqera created Nextflow and sponsors nf-core.[2][8]
- Databases
- Corollary53 public databases queried live, with no API key of your own.
- SeqeraNot a database service.
- Language model
- CorollaryChosen and paid for by Corollary. No API key of your own.
- SeqeraCo-Scientist writes Nextflow configs and schemas, converts scripts to Nextflow and helps fix failed runs. The model behind it is not named.[6][9]
- Open source
- CorollaryNo. The service is closed source; the models, programs and pipelines it runs are open.
- SeqeraThe platform service is commercial. Nextflow and nf-core are open source.
- Your files
- CorollaryUploaded to our servers and kept in the conversation's workspace. Some of our processors are in the United States.
- SeqeraData stays in your own infrastructure; Seqera stores run metadata.[5]
Seqera'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 Seqera is the better choice
- Made by the company that created Nextflow, which also sponsors nf-core.[8]
- Runs on your own cloud or cluster, so the data stays in your infrastructure.[3][5]
- Scales with your own compute: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Slurm and Kubernetes.[3]
- Team workspaces, run history, datasets and interactive analysis environments next to the pipelines.[1][2]
- An assistant that writes and converts Nextflow, launched in April 2026.[7]
Where Corollary is the better choice
- No compute to bring or configure: pipelines run as jobs on machines of ours, on the free plan.
- You describe the analysis; the agent builds the samplesheet, checks it against the pipeline's schema, runs it and reads the results back.
- More than pipelines: 43 bioinformatics programs, 145 models and 53 public databases in the same conversation.
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 Seqera?
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, Seqera or one of the other options below may be the right choice.
Is Seqera free?
The Cloud Basic plan is free for a small team, but the compute is your own cloud or cluster, or Seqera's managed compute paid from credits. On Corollary, pipelines run on our machines on the free plan.
Can I run nf-core pipelines without a cluster?
Yes, on Corollary: the agent runs 143 nf-core pipelines as jobs on machines of its own. A run is limited to one machine; when a dataset needs more, it writes you the command for your own cluster.
Sources
Written by Corollary Labs, which makes Corollary — read it with that in mind. Everything said about Seqera 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. Seqera 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.