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title: Sync Cohorts with Destinations
description: "Cohort sync pushes Amplitude cohorts to destinations on a one-time, scheduled, or real-time cadence."
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# Sync Cohorts with Destinations

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Cohort sync pushes cohorts to third-party [destinations](https://amplitude.com/docs/data/destination-catalog) such as ad networks, attribution providers, and marketing automation platforms. Amplitude offers three cadences: a one-time export, a scheduled hourly or daily refresh, and a real-time stream that checks for updates every minute. The cadence you pick also determines which destinations accept the sync.

## Plan availability

AMPL to AMPL real-time cohort sync varies by plan. Some features need a higher plan or an add-on. Go to [Amplitude pricing](https://amplitude.com/pricing) for plan details.

| Plan | AMPL to AMPL real-time cohort sync |
| --- | --- |
| Free | Not included |
| Plus | Not included |
| Growth | Not included |
| Enterprise | 50 |

AMPL to 3rd Party Real-Time Cohort Syncs and AMPL to AMPL real-time cohort sync are available as an add-on on the Growth and Enterprise plans.

_Availability reflects the latest Amplitude plans. If your organization is on an older plan, your access may differ. Check your plan under [Plans & Billing in your organization settings](/docs/admin/account-management/account-settings#organizational-settings), or contact your Amplitude account representative._

## One-time sync

Use a one-time sync to send a cohort to your destination once. Use this option if you need to export a cohort to the destination and don't require continuous updates.

## Scheduled sync

Use a scheduled sync to send cohort updates to your destination on an hourly or daily basis. Amplitude queues sync jobs throughout the hour or day, depending on your selection. You can't select the time of day that a sync occurs.

> **Note:** Scheduled sync timing
>
> Amplitude schedules a time to sync the cohort as soon as you create a new cohort or update the sync details.
>
> The first sync occurs right after Amplitude schedules it. The first two syncs may occur more frequently than every 24 hours.
>
> If you don't update the sync, future sync jobs run around the same time within the time period.

## Real-time sync

Use a real-time sync to keep the destination updated with the most recent cohort information. Real-time sync checks for updates and sends them to the destination every minute.

Amplitude recommends real-time syncs for cohorts that require minute-by-minute precision and don't change by a large number of users from minute to minute. If you choose real-time syncing and notice in the sync history that most syncs update `0` users, hourly sync may work better for your use case.

> **Warning:** Real-time sync limitations
>
> Real-time sync supports cohorts of 1,000,000 users or fewer, and all cohort types except:
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> - Funnel
> - Retention
> - Stickiness
> - Nth time event
> - Event within
> - Distinct interval
>
> Real-time sync supports all cohort destinations except:
>
> - [Facebook Ads](https://amplitude.com/docs/data/destination-catalog/facebook-ads)
> - [Google Ads](https://amplitude.com/docs/data/destination-catalog/google-ads-cohort-syncing)
> - [Twitter (X) Ads](https://amplitude.com/docs/data/destination-catalog/twitter-ads-cohort)
> - [Hubspot](https://amplitude.com/docs/data/destination-catalog/hubspot-cohort-sync)
> - [Qualtrics](https://amplitude.com/docs/data/destination-catalog/qualtrics)
> - [S3 cohort sync](https://amplitude.com/docs/data/destination-catalog/amazon-s3-cohort)
> - [TikTok Ads](https://amplitude.com/docs/data/destination-catalog/tiktok-ads)
> - [Enterpret](https://amplitude.com/docs/data/destination-catalog/enterpret)
> - [SFMC](https://amplitude.com/docs/data/destination-catalog/salesforce-marketing-cloud-v2)
> - [The Trade Desk](https://amplitude.com/docs/data/destination-catalog/thetradedesk)