> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://doc.lucidworks.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Lucidworks Search versus Fusion

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With Lucidworks Search, Lucidworks installs, deploys, and scales the platform for you. Some customization options are only available in self-hosted Fusion, while some machine learning features are only available in Lucidworks Search. The following table is a partial comparison of the products based on the most current release of Fusion.

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| Feature                                | Fusion (self-hosted) | Lucidworks Search | Notes                                                                                                                                                                |
| -------------------------------------- | -------------------- | ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Cloud signal storage                   | ✘                    | ✅                 |                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Consumption dashboard                  | ✅                    | ✅                 | Entitlements and limitation metrics apply to Lucidworks Search clients only.                                                                                         |
| Custom connectors (hosted on Fusion)   | ✅                    | ✘                 |                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Custom Docker images                   | ✅                    | ✘                 |                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Custom index stages and SDKs           | ✅                    | ✘                 |                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Custom query stages and SDKs           | ✅                    | ✘                 |                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Custom connectors (hosted by client)   | ✅                    | ✅                 |                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Full control of your Fusion deployment | ✅                    | ✘                 | Lucidworks manages deployments and upgrades for Lucidworks Search clients.                                                                                           |
| Grafana dashboards                     | Custom               | Read-only         |                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Lucidworks Search-only releases        | ✘                    | ✅                 | Some releases and features are only available for Lucidworks Search clients.                                                                                         |
| Port forwarding                        | ✅                    | ✘                 |                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Remote connectors                      | ✅                    | ✅                 | [Remote connectors](/docs/fusion-connectors/developers/remote-v2-connectors) let you index data behind firewalls.                                                    |
| Reverse search                         | ✘                    | ✅                 | [Reverse search](/docs/lucidworks-search/04-move-data-in/index-pipeline/reverse-search) lets you set up monitoring queries that automatically include new documents. |

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  The learning path for **Managing Fusion** focuses on how to navigate the available technical support and resources for Lucidworks Search.
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