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Fusion availability

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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, including the dbt platform, VS Code/Cursor/Windsurf, and locally. Fusion in the dbt platform is generally available for Snowflake and in preview across all plan tiers for other supported adapters.

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 development solutions are available and where you can use them. See dbt platform features for a full list of the available features for dbt platform.

Features you can use
Who can use it?
Solutions available
dbt platform
with Fusion or dbt Core engine 		- Canvas
- Insights
- Studio IDE
- dbt CLI
- dbt VS Code extension
(VS Code/ Cursor/ Windsurf. 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 LSP features.
Self-hosted Fusion- dbt VS Code extension
(VS Code/Cursor/Windsurf)
- Fusion CLI		- dbt platform users
- dbt Fusion users
- Anyone getting started with dbt		- VS Code extension: Combines dbt Fusion engine performance with visual LSP features when developing locally.

- Fusion CLI: Provides Fusion performance benefits (faster parsing, compilation, execution) but does not include LSP features.
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 LSP features.

To use the Fusion features locally, install the VS Code extension or Fusion CLI.
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  • The local Fusion CLI and dbt VS Code extension are free to download and use — you don't need a dbt platform project. Fusion in the dbt platform is generally available for Snowflake users and in preview for other supported adpaters across all plan tiers, including our free Developer plan. Get started or install the VS Code extension. :::
  • 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 generally available to Snowflake users and in preview for other supported adapters. To use Fusion in the dbt platform, 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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