GLIDE / Glide WS
Schrödinger
High-precision grid-based docking with hierarchical filtering. Glide WS (2025) explicitly models water molecules during docking.
Best For
Industrial virtual screening; water-mediated binding sites
License
Commercial
Strengths
- +92% self-docking accuracy (Glide WS)
- +Industry standard
- +Integrated with Maestro
Limitations
- −High cost
- −Requires Schrödinger ecosystem
- −Rigid receptor in standard modes
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