Developers locked into GitHub's ecosystem despite wanting alternatives for code hosting and collaboration

Developers face vendor lock-in with GitHub as the de facto standard for code hosting, making it difficult to switch platforms or maintain independence from Microsoft's control. Teams struggle with GitHub's pricing, feature limitations, and lack of customization options, but switching costs (migrating repositories, updating CI/CD pipelines, retraining teams) are prohibitively high. Current alternatives lack the network effects and integrations that make GitHub the default choice.