Some of the why on paid relays in no particular order:

- Increased reach (many clients/users only read from paid relays in global as they tend to be spam-free)

- Performance (not universally true of course, but a relay with income is more likely to invest in their infrastructure)

- Reliability (same as previous but more likely to invest their time in monitoring/keeping the relay running)

- Note retention (many public relays will clear their dbs and start over without notice if it becomes a strain)

- Contribute to a more sustainable future (if you aren’t paying for the product, you are (or will become) the product)

I won’t give you individual recommendations as I’m of course biased but if you ask around and check out the websites of various paid relays, you’ll find the right one(s) for you! 

 Smash bought my first, will hunt more info about others later 

 Welcome 🍷