Why hackers moved from GitHub Enterprise Server to GitHub

1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.

GitHub Enterprise Server 0 hackers criticize it
→
GitHub 4 hackers recommend it

What hackers said about the move

“The last large company I worked for switched from self hosted github enterprise to github.com in January 2025 or so.”
annzabelle, 2026-08-26original comment ↗

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GitHub Enterprise Server vs GitHub

GitHub Enterprise ServerGitHub
Hackers who recommend04
Hackers who criticize013
Moved away from it13
Moved to it03

Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.

Criticism of GitHub Enterprise Server

No further criticism of GitHub Enterprise Server captured yet.

Praise for GitHub

“My company moved from Azure DevOps to GitHub because of the AI features.”
jack_sunsetless, 2026-10-12original comment ↗
“which we've lost now we've moved to GitHub”
rawling, 2026-08-31original comment ↗
“reason we all keep using GitHub is it has a million features and isn't as ugly, difficult and slow as GitLab.”
0xbadcafebee, 2026-03-24original comment ↗

Other moves from GitHub Enterprise Server

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