The basic features of Tavaxy include

• Interface

• A simple and intuitive user interface. The workflow components are similar to that of flowchart.
• User can choose to run their tools either on local infrastructure or remotely using web-services or cloud computing
• User can easily set the parameters of the tools and even change them in the running time

• Set of advance workflow patterns

• Tavaxy supports control and data patterns (constructs) that facilitate the design and execution of the workflow.
• The pattern set includes, among others, conditionals, iterations, sub-workflows, lists, data selects, data merges.

• Integration of Taverna and Galaxy workflows

• Workflows written in Taverna or in Galaxy can be imported and rendered in Tavaxy
• The user can compose and execute a hybrid workflow composed of Taverna and Galaxy subwrkflows in addition to Tavaxy workflows.
• Remote calls in Taverna workflow can be automatically replaced with calls using locally installed tools.
• A repository of pre-imported Taverna and Galaxy workflows, where the user can use these workflows or integrate them in a new workflow.

• Use of cloud computing

• Tavaxy provides three modes of using cloud computing
  • Whole system instantiation, where Galaxy as a whole is hosted on cloud computing infrastructure (currently Amazon Web Service). The system can automatically configure a computer cluster for the user.
  • Sub-workflow instantiation, where the user has a Tavaxy version on his machine and likes to delegate the execution of sub-workflow in the run time to the cloud.
  • Tool instantiation, similar to the second mode. The difference is that the user delegates the execution of sub-workflow to the cloud.