GitHub lock-in makes switching costly
Cloud and tool cost3 posts from 3 people3d active+11 post in the last 7 days, 1 the 7 days before (steady)
Posts per day
The posts behind it
3, newest firstCompanies and products named
| Company or product | Posts naming it |
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| 3 | |
| 1 | |
| 1 | |
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About this problem
Evidence
3 posts from 3 people in 3 places, about 1 a week over 19 days. Mostly on kubernetes/kubernetes, hashicorp/terraform, vercel/next.js. Tools named alongside: Kubernetes, Terraform, npm, Vercel.
Frustration Frustration 0 of 3· Seen on GitHub issues
How it was grouped
Posts that state a pain and match the "vendor-lock" rule about GitHub. First post Sep 3, 2026, latest Sep 21, 2026. Corroborated: 3 or more posts from 2 or more people or places. Method
The same problem elsewhere
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History
- 2026-09-25 Added: GitHub lock-in makes switching costly (3 posts)