Managed Fusion versus Fusion
With Managed Fusion, 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 Managed Fusion. The following table is a partial comparison of the products based on the most current release of Fusion.
| Feature | Fusion (self-hosted) | Managed Fusion | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Cloud signal storage |
✘ |
✅ |
|
Consumption dashboard |
✅ |
✅ |
Entitlements and limitation metrics apply to Managed Fusion 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 Managed Fusion clients. |
Grafana dashboards |
Custom |
Read-only |
|
Managed Fusion-only releases |
✘ |
✅ |
Some releases and features are only available for Managed Fusion clients. |
Port forwarding |
✅ |
✘ |
|
Remote connectors |
✅ |
✅ |
Remote connectors let you index data behind firewalls. |
Reverse search |
✘ |
✅ |
Reverse search lets you set up monitoring queries that automatically include new documents. |
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Lucidworks offers free training to help you get started with Fusion. Check out the Managing Fusion learning path, which focuses on how to navigate the available technical support and resources for Managed Fusion:
Visit the LucidAcademy to see the full training catalog. |
