dbt 2.0 is out in alpha. What it means if you're running dbt on Snowflake (Core v2 vs Fusion, migration gotchas, dbt State pricing)

Disclosure: I'm from Datacoves, we run managed dbt Core, so we have a horse in this race. Wrote this up because the license change is confusing and we had to untangle it for our own customers. The short version: One engine now. dbt Core v2 and Fusion share the same Rust runtime. Core v2 is Apache 2.0, fully open source. Fusion is the enhanced proprietary distribution on top of it. Fusion is the recommended default, and it's a funnel. Free to install, and the new license lets anyone offer it as a managed service, as long as you don't block the path to a dbt Labs account. Free login unlocks adva