Clustal X Alternatives

Clustal X is described as 'Multiple sequence alignment software' and is an app. There are eight alternatives to Clustal X for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best Clustal X alternative is AliView, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Clustal X are BioEdit, Genophore, UGENE and GeneDoc.

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  1. AliView icon
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    AliView is yet another alignment viewer and editor, but this is probably one of the fastest and most intuitive to use, not so bloated and hopefully to your liking.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • AliView is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Clustal X.

    • AliView is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Clustal X.

    • AliView is Free and Open SourceClustal X is Free 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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Genophore is the most popular Web-based, SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to Clustal X.

    • Genophore is Free Personal and ProprietaryClustal X is Free and Proprietary
  4. UGENE icon
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    UGENE is free open-source cross-platform bioinformatics software.

    25 UGENE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. GeneDoc icon
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    A full featured multiple sequence alignment editor, analyser and shading utility for Windows.

    6 GeneDoc alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Geneious icon
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    Geneious combines all the major DNA and protein sequence analysis tools into one revolutionary software solution!

    28 Geneious alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Geneious is the most popular commercial alternative to Clustal X.

    • Geneious is Paid and ProprietaryClustal X is Free and Proprietary
  7. Clustal Omega is a multiple sequence alignment program. It produces biologically meaningful multiple sequence alignments of divergent sequences. Evolutionary relationships can be seen via viewing Cladograms or Phylograms.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. QIAGEN CLC Main Workbench is ideal for DNA, RNA, & protein sequence data analysis with a wide variety of features, no advanced computer skills required! The workbench is available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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