You are losing money
every single day.
Failed renewals. Double charges. Customers who paid but didn't get access. If you are fixing these manually in the database, your billing system is broken.
The "Console Fix" Trap
Every time your support team asks engineering to "just flip the boolean in the console", you are taking a massive risk. Manual data entry is the #1 cause of billing discrepancies.
The Danger Zone
Who extended that trial? Why is this user free forever? You have no idea.
Your DB says "Pro", Stripe says "Failed". The user keeps using the product for free.
Why Integrations Break
Race Conditions
User clicks "Pay" twice. Your controller creates two subscriptions. Now you have a refund, a support ticket, and an angry customer.
Webhook Chaos
Stripe sends `invoice.payment_succeeded`. Your server 500s. Stripe retries later, but your implementation isn't idempotent, so updates duplicate.
Stop the leaks.
I audit payment flows to ensure 100% reliability and revenue capture.