# Application integration services
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The following table describes how Amazon SNS integrates with application integration services such as EventBridge and AWS Step Functions, enabling real-time data routing and notifications for business-critical applications. 

You can leverage these integrations to receive alerts from EventBridge events and orchestrate workflows using Step Functions, enhancing the automation and responsiveness of your applications.


| AWS service | Benefit of using with Amazon SNS | 
| --- | --- | 
| [Amazon EventBridge](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eventbridge/latest/userguide/what-is-amazon-eventbridge.html) – Delivers a stream of real-time data from your own applications, software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications, and AWS services and routes that data to targets, including Amazon SNS. EventBridge was formerly called CloudWatch Events. | Receive notifications of EventBridge events. For more information, see [Amazon EventBridge targets](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eventbridge/latest/userguide/eventbridge-targets.html) in the *Amazon EventBridge User Guide*. | 
| [AWS Step Functions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/latest/dg/welcome.html) – Lets you combine AWS Lambda functions and other AWS services to build business-critical applications. | Receive notification of Step Functions events. For more information, see [Call Amazon SNS with Step Functions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/latest/dg/connect-sns.html) in the *AWS Step Functions Developer Guide*. |