CLC bio Alternatives

CLC bio is described as 'DNA analysis for the workbench' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to CLC bio for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best CLC bio alternative is Chromas, which is free. Other great apps like CLC bio are BioEdit, Genophore, Geneious and UGENE.

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CLC bio alternatives page was last updated Jan 18, 2021
  1. Chromas icon
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    Two software applications are available from Technelysium: Chromas and ChromasPro.

    27 Chromas alternatives
    Chromas screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Chromas Features

    1.  Batch processing
    Chromas iconCLC bio Icon

    Chromas VS CLC bio

    Is Chromas a good alternative to CLC bio?
     
    • Chromas is the most popular Windows alternative to CLC bio.

    • Chromas is the most popular free alternative to CLC bio.

    • Chromas is Freemium and ProprietaryCLC bio is Paid and Proprietary
  2. BioEdit icon
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    BioEdit is a biological sequence alignment editor written for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/7. An intuitive multiple document interface with convenient features makes alignment and manipulation of sequences relatively easy on your desktop computer.

    28 BioEdit alternatives
    BioEdit screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer maintained. Last version, 7.2.5, released in December 2013, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    BioEdit iconCLC bio Icon

    BioEdit VS CLC bio

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  3. Genophore icon
     2 likes

    Genophore is an application for searching and designing proteins. It also provides a suite of bioinformatics utilities and collaboration tools.

    27 Genophore alternatives
    Genophore landing page

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Genophore Features

    1.  Bioinformatics
    2.  Online collaboration
    3.  Cloud based
    Genophore iconCLC bio Icon

    Genophore VS CLC bio

    Is Genophore a good alternative to CLC bio?
     
    • Genophore is the most popular Web-based, SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to CLC bio.

    • Genophore is Free Personal and ProprietaryCLC bio is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Geneious icon
     1 like

    Geneious combines all the major DNA and protein sequence analysis tools into one revolutionary software solution!

    28 Geneious alternatives
    Geneious screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Geneious Features

    1.  Sequence Analysis
    2.  Visual Editing
    Geneious iconCLC bio Icon

    Geneious VS CLC bio

    Is Geneious a good alternative to CLC bio?
     
    • Geneious is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to CLC bio.

    • Geneious is the most popular commercial alternative to CLC bio.

    • Geneious is Paid and ProprietaryCLC bio is also Paid and Proprietary
  5. UGENE icon
     3 likes

    UGENE is free open-source cross-platform bioinformatics software.

    25 UGENE alternatives
    UGENE screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    UGENE Features

    1.  Bioinformatics
    UGENE iconCLC bio Icon

    UGENE VS CLC bio

    Is UGENE a good alternative to CLC bio?
     
    • UGENE is the most popular Open Source alternative to CLC bio.

    • UGENE is Free and Open SourceCLC bio is Paid and Proprietary
  6. Benchling icon
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    Online lab notebook software, including DNA design tools.

    26 Benchling alternatives
    Benchling screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    Benchling Features

    1.  Automatic Alignment
    2.  Compatible with SnapGene files
    3.  Notebook
    4.  Electrophoresis Simulation
    Benchling iconCLC bio Icon

    Benchling VS CLC bio

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  7. DNADynamo icon
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    DNADynamo - for Windows, OSX and Linux. Download it now for abi/scf trace alignments, sub cloning and plasmid management, blast/sequence retrieval, sequence annotation and structure viewing - all in one integrated and easy to use bioinformatics program.

    26 DNADynamo alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    DNADynamo Features

    1.  Sequencing
    DNADynamo iconCLC bio Icon

    DNADynamo VS CLC bio

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  8. SnapGene Viewer icon
     4 likes

    SnapGene Viewer is revolutionary software that allows molecular biologists to create, browse, and share richly annotated DNA sequence files up to 1 Gb in length.

    31 SnapGene Viewer alternatives
    SnapGene Viewer screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    SnapGene Viewer iconCLC bio Icon

    SnapGene Viewer VS CLC bio

    Is SnapGene Viewer a good alternative to CLC bio?
     
  9. PDRAW32 icon
     1 like

    Scientific software for the molecular biologist. Performs virtual DNA cloning, analyses DNA for restriction enzymes, homing enzymes and primer sites, dam and dcm methylation sites, finds and translates open reading frames. Calculates annealing temperatures for PCR.

    23 PDRAW32 alternatives
     pDRAW32 on Windows 7 RC

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    PDRAW32 Features

    1.  Sequencing
    PDRAW32 iconCLC bio Icon

    PDRAW32 VS CLC bio

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  10. Serial Cloner icon
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    Serial Cloner is a Molecular Biology software.

    It provides tools with an intuitive interface that assists you in DNA cloning, sequence analysis and visualization.

    25 Serial Cloner alternatives
    Serial Cloner screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    Last version, 2.6.1, was released on April 3rd, 2013.

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    Serial Cloner VS CLC bio

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  11. DNASTAR Lasergene icon
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    The DNASTAR Lasergene package is the most robust of our software offerings, and includes all of the applications from our genomics, structural biology, molecular biology, and cloning suites.

    24 DNASTAR Lasergene alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    DNASTAR Lasergene iconCLC bio Icon

    DNASTAR Lasergene VS CLC bio

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  12. ApE - A plasmid Editor icon
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    Software for viewing, editing and analyzing plasmid sequences.

    23 ApE - A plasmid Editor alternatives
    Highlights and draws graphic maps using feature annotations from genbank and embl files

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    ApE - A plasmid Editor iconCLC bio Icon

    ApE - A plasmid Editor VS CLC bio

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