Fusion availability
Try out the Fusion quickstart and check out the Fusion migration guide to see how to migrate your project.
dbt Fusion Engine powers dbt development everywhere — in the dbt platform, VS Code/Cursor, and locally. Fusion in the dbt platform is available in private preview. Contact your account team for access.
dbt platform supports two engines: Fusion (Rust-based, fast, visual) and dbt Core (Python-based, traditional). dbt Core is also available as an open-source CLI for self-hosted workflows.
Features vary depending on how Fusion is implemented. Whether you’re new to dbt or already set up, check out the following table to see what solutions are available and where you can use them.
Features you can use | Who can use it? | Solutions available | |
|---|---|---|---|
| dbt platform with Fusion or dbt Core engine | - Canvas - Insights - Studio IDE - dbt VS Code extension (VS Code or Cursor. Fusion only.) | - dbt platform licensed users - Anyone getting started with dbt | - dbt Fusion Engine: Rust-based engine that delivers fast, reliable compilation, analysis, validation, state awareness, and job execution with visual LSP features like autocomplete, inline errors, live previews, and lineage, and more. - dbt Core: Uses the Python-based dbt Core engine for traditional workflows. Does not include visual LSP features like live CTE previews, lineage, and so on. |
| Self-hosted Fusion | - dbt VS Code extension (VS Code or Cursor) - Fusion CLI | - dbt platform users - dbt Core users on a supported adapter | - VS Code extension: Combines Fusion performance with visual features when developing locally. - Fusion CLI: Provides Fusion performance benefits (faster parsing, compilation, execution) but does not include visual LSP features like live CTE previews, lineage, and so on. |
| Self-hosted dbt Core | - dbt Core CLI | - dbt Core users - Anyone getting started with dbt | Uses the Python-based dbt Core engine for traditional workflows. Does not include visual LSP features like live CTE previews, lineage, and so on. To use the Fusion features locally, install the VS Code extension or Fusion CLI. |
- Like dbt Core, you can install Fusion locally from the CLI to power local workflows. For ergonomic and LSP-based intelligent development (powered by Fusion), install the VS Code extension.
- Fusion in the dbt platform is available in private preview. To use Fusion in the dbt platform, contact your account team for access and then upgrade environments to the dbt Fusion Engine to power your projects.
- If your account isn't on the dbt Fusion Engine, you use the dbt platform with the traditional Python-based dbt Core engine. However, it doesn't come with the Fusion features, such as 30x faster compilation/parsing, autocomplete, hover info, inline error highlights, and more. To use Fusion, contact your account team for access.
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