If you're looking for free alternatives, there are open-source bioinformatics tools available, such as BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool), ClustalW for multiple sequence alignment, and others. These might not offer the same comprehensive suite of tools as Geneious Prime but can be powerful for specific tasks.
Instructors can request a free for a semester when teaching bioinformatics courses. This allows all enrolled students to use the full version temporarily. Geneious Prime License Key Free
Geneious Prime is heavily reliant on cloud connectivity for updates, plugin downloads, and database access (like BLAST). If you're looking for free alternatives, there are