# Feature availability

You can get started with many dbt features right away, and even more are available when you sign in with any dbt platform account, even the free developer tier!

## What you get with v2

Feature availability

Feature availability may change as the dbt v2 moves toward general availability.

You can get started right away with many dbt features, free forever! You can also try advanced features by running [`dbt login`](../../reference/commands/login.md?version=2.0) to create a free dbt platform account for the best experience:

```shell
dbt login
```

Creating an account also unlocks additional free-tier access to dbt services.

| Feature                                               | Free forever (for real!) | Requires login<br />to any dbt platform account, free or paid |
| ----------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| dbt Core v1.x workflows, except dbt docs v1           | ✅                       | ✅                                                            |
| Syntax error detection (Jinja, YAML, SQL)             | ✅                       | ✅                                                            |
| dbt lint                                              | ✅                       | ✅                                                            |
| dbt docs v2 (lite)                                    | ✅                       | ✅                                                            |
| LSP (lite): go-to ref, source, and macro              | ✅                       | ✅                                                            |
| Full LSP: CTE, hover to see schema, and more          | -                        | ✅                                                            |
| SQL comprehension, type checking, and impact analysis | -                        | ✅                                                            |
| Precise column-level lineage                          | -                        | ✅                                                            |
| dbt docs v2 (full), including column-level lineage    | -                        | ✅                                                            |

For the best dbt experience, use the dbt VS Code extension. You can get started for free, and when you create a free dbt platform account, you’ll unlock additional access to advanced dbt features in your editor and beyond, including those shown in the table above.

To learn more about VS Code-specific capabilities, refer to [dbt VS Code extension features](../dbt-extension-features.md).

## Related docs

* [Install dbt](../local/install-dbt.md) locally
* Install the [dbt VS Code extension](../about-dbt-extension.md)
* Upgrade environments in the [dbt platform](../dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-platform-version.md#dbt-fusion-engine)