Stripe Billing is often the billing record for card-led subscription operations. Azotte is built as the main system for subscriptions that span storefronts, PSPs, app stores, regions, and access models.
The main migration question is which records remain billing evidence and which controls move into Azotte.
Each row shows who manages what, how Azotte changes it, and what happens when you move.
| Aspect | Current way | Azotte way | What changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entitlement authority | Access often depends on application logic reading billing state. | Access is modeled as an access relationship before billing execution. | Map products and prices to access bundles, then validate active access. |
| Storefront handling | Web billing fits naturally; app-store and partner storefronts need additional making systems consistent. | Web, app-store, partner, and regional storefronts share one lifecycle model. | Preserve Stripe identifiers while adding storefront and channel mappings. |
| Payment control | Payment flow is centered on Stripe payment infrastructure. | PSP routing is a policy decision across providers and regions. | Carry payment references where available and define routing rules by market. |
| Regionalization | Regional pricing and tax behavior can be modeled, but commercial variation may spread across systems. | Catalog, pricing, tax, and storefront rules stay connected to one access model. | Group prices by bundle, storefront, currency, and tax behavior. |
| Migration complexity | Customers, subscriptions, invoices, prices, and payment references must be mapped carefully. | Imported records become source history for a controlled operating system. | Run validation on lifecycle state, renewal timing, access, and reference integrity. |
Azotte does not replace payment processing. It coordinates subscription operations around the payment providers and storefronts the business needs.
