My bias was always to err on the side of popularity. I thought that I would be less likely to encounter frustrating bugs and edge cases using choices that have

My bias was always to err on the side of popularity. I thought that I would be less likely to encounter frustrating bugs and edge cases using choices that have been battle tested for a least a few years. What I overlooked is that while the platform might be popular and mostly trustworthy (such as Vercel), there are specific solutions like the Vercel Cron Job are still relatively new (released Feb 2023) and still not ready for serious use.