[subssn21]

I think that one size fits all host it yourself / don't host it yourself is the wrong approach. For some organizations that have dedicated devops people and can easily maintain their own servers, they may be able to have better uptime and reliability for their instance. For smaller shops that don't have the time or expertise, I think it us true that GIT hosting is one of the many services that should be handled by a Cloud Service whether Github or Gitlab (or someone else).