| WPS PPEP | Babelomics | High-throughput GOminer | EASE/DAVID | GSEA |
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Number of gene lists to be analyzed at the same time for comparison | Multiple lists | 1–2 lists | Multiple lists | one list a time | NA |
Batch computation for multiple gene lists | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
Merging Batch Results for a matrix of data | Yes (*ES, ListHits, FDRs) | No | Yes (FDRs) | No | No |
Annotation scopes | Many: Pathways; GO; miRNA Targets; TF targets; GSEA annotations | GO terms | Go terms | Many: Pathways, GO terms Interaction | GSEA annotations |
Pattern extraction at pathway enrichment level | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Provide matrix of data for clustering analysis at pathway level | *ES, ListHits, or FDRs | No | Only FDRs | No | No |
Retrieve associated genes from selected terms | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Network and data visualization of the associated genes and terms (GTANs) | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Gene list sorting utility | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Data manipulation utility | Yes | No | No | No | No |
SLEPR pathway ranking method [22] | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Group testing methods using gene sets | ORA | ORA | ORA | ORA | FCS |