ESAT is designed for the analysis of short reads obtained from end-sequence RNA-seq. ESAT addresses misannotated or sample-specific transcript boundaries by providing a search step in which it identifies possible unannotated ends de novo. It provides a robust handling of multimapped reads, which is critical in 3' DGE analysis. ESAT provides a module specifically designed for alternative start or 3' UTR (untranslated region) differential isoform expression. It also includes a set of features specifically designed for the analysis of single-cell RNA-seq data.