Windows 10: VHD(X) versus 3rd party software - looking for views/recommendations

Up front: I am sorry when posting in the wrong forum. Could not a find a suitable one.

For more than 20 years I have been using 3rd party software that creates/uses an encrypted container. It is on a subscription basis, roughly Usd 85 every 2 years.
It is fairly user friendly: just r-click the toolbar button and select which container to open.

Recently I have also created a VHD on an external backup SSD drive. That went and works fine.
It took a while though: from start (empty partition) to finish (encryption completed) it took about 8,5 hours.

Now, I am very much hesitating as to whether or not I should extend the subscription, or switch to VHD(X).
Having multiple encrypted containers, a switch will be quite a workload, requiring my PC to run probably for days.

I vainly searched for articles comparing 3rd party encryption software with Windows 10 native VHD/VHDX.

Maybe there are pros and cons that I am not aware of...
(That is: besides the price. The price includes quick and good email support when necessary)

What can be said about the stability?
The 3rd party software that I am using (BestCrypt) is quite stable, no issues over the last year.

Note: the VHD(X)'s are meant for storage only: Office documents are being saved to a location within the encrypted containers. Outlook data files as well. Applications are installed outside the container. Applications are launched -after- mounting the container.
They will not exceed 2TB.

Appreciate any views.

Thanks.

:)

 

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