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How to transfer Azure subscription from CSP to Microsoft Direct?

Var 61 Reputation points
2025-10-10T07:05:12.98+00:00

We would like to move our current CSP susbcription to Microsoft Direct (Customer Managed). The documentation / procedure available is not clear. May I know if this is possible and if posssible how can we acheive it?

I read somewhere that we need to create a new subscription and then migrate our resources to new subscription but there is no clear procedure to acheive this, will MS support assist us on this?

Instead of moving individual resource, is there an option to move entire subscription?

we create a new subscription under Microsoft Direct, designate it as the primary billing subscription, and leave the existing resources in the current subscription untouched? This way can we skip resource migration and be with MS Direct?

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Andreas Baumgarten 132.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2025-10-10T10:23:41.5466667+00:00

Hi @Var ,

basically it's possible to move the Azure resources from a CSP subscription to a customer managed type of Azure Subscription.

Here you will find some more information: Transfer CSP subscription to other offers

All work done by a partner and a customer - it isn't work done by a Microsoft representative.

This means MS Support doesn't do the work of movement/migration but might support with technical issues.

As far as I know there is no "simple way" to move the CSP Azure Subscription to a different billing system. -> https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/subscription-transfer#product-transfer-support

If you just create a new Azure Subscription under Microsoft Direct and you don't move the Azure resources from the CSP Azure Subscription you will be still charged for the Azure resources in the CSP Azure Subscription by you CSP. To get rid of the CSP Azure Subscription you have to move the resources from CSP Azure Subscription to the new Azure Subscription.

(If the reply was helpful please don't forget to upvote and/or accept as answer, thank you)

Regards

Andreas Baumgarten

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