Table 1.
Comparison of common graphical workflow environments
| Workflow Environment | Requires Tool Recompiling | Data Storage | Platform Independent | Client-Server Model | Grid Enabled | Application Area | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONI Pipeline [15] | N | External | Y | Y | Y (DRMAA) |
Area agnostic | http://Pipeline.loni.ucla.edu |
| Taverna [35] | Y (via API) |
Internal (MIR) | Y | N | Y (myGRID) |
Bioinformatics | http://www.taverna.org.uk |
| Kepler [14] | Y (via API) |
Internal (actors) | Y | N | Y (Ecogrid) |
Area agnostic | http://kepler-project.org |
| Triana [36] | Y | Internal data structure | Y | N | Y (gridLab) |
Hetero-geneous Apps | http://www.trianacode.org |
| Galaxy [37] | N | External | N (Linux, Mac) |
Y | N (Cloud EC2) |
Bioinformatics | http://usegalaxy.org |
| Pipeline Pilot | Y | Internal | Y | N | N | Biochemistry | http://accelrys.com/products/pipeline-pilot/ |
| AVS [38] | Y | Internal | Y (platform build) |
N | N | Advanced Visualization | http://www.avs.com |
| VisTrails [39] | Y | Internal | N | N | N | Scientific Visualization | http://www.vistrails.org |
| Bioclipse [40] | N (plug-ins) |
Internal | Y | N | N | Biochemistry Bioinformatics | http://www.bioclipse.net |
Y = yes, N = no; Taverna MIR plug-in, MIR = myGrid Information Repository; DRMAA = Distributed Resource Management Application API.