That&#x27;s one of the definitions of critical mass. Reputation is built up over time and usage. Gitlab&#x27;s uptime reliability isn&#x27;t particularly known or unknown, mostly because, compared to Github, it&#x27;s not used enough for those issues to come up.<p>Try talking to a dev, ask them why they use Github instead of Gitlab. Are they going to tell you &quot;Oh I absolutely would use Gitlab but their <i>uptime is such a problem</i>&quot;? Or are they going to tell you their stuff&#x27;s already on Github? Their friends&#x2F;coworkers are on Github? Their employers look for their Github profile?<p>As a sidenote I would totally use MySpace instead of Facebook if not for their notable history of extended downtime...