Perhaps not better at hosting Github, but some sort of code repository. We've been running on-prem Bitbucket for years and our uptime is easily better than Githubs. The feature set is small, and the CI/CD pipelines are a separate issue, but I still think we come out on top.
Depending on your size your requirements may be much lower and easier to manage. Github has to be all things to all people and that comes with complexity and that can make things more fragile.
Agreed. I have worked for several companies who tried to self-host their VCS etc, and their uptime was way worse, the overall cost was higher, and there were less features. Having a backup is always a good idea though, and an emergency plan for how to onboard to a competitor.
