Not sure if it’s helpful, but bigclivedotcom recently reverse engineered a toy with vias between layers for thermal transfer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTeZVqoVe7U&t=257 at 4:00+
Hadn’t seen this technique in use before - but I know just enough to begin to know what I don’t know…
That would depend upon your application, your long term support needs, whether you need a widely available database which is hosted by multiple providers, whether you need a feature that isn’t available elsewhere etc.
Otherwise it’s a bit like asking “what type of rope should I use for my application?” Are you mountaineering or tying your boat to a dock?