I got a motor mate a few years ago and to me it's night and day better for stopping the side to side shaking on the big motors going down highway
That's the action that hydraulic steering does NOT like. I have helped replace a couple hydraulic seal sets for my buddies with newer boats than mine that are still using the old stick style that connects to trailer.

I don't know, just put one of each on your motor and try to move from side to side or bounce on the lower unit and decide which you think is best for your set up

That�s why I snug mine up with the flip tab and roll.

Had an old style that attached to the trailer with a bolt. Now you are down on you hands and knees along with gravel and whatever. Fairly painful deal. Motormate took care of that. Could give a rats butt about all of the other.

Motor mate. It's for your hydraulics not the transom (at this point in the game). But my first gen motor mate bent all to heck after a while. The second one is much better designed

Not to change the subject but how far do your let your trim down after you install the motor to trailer saver. I let off all of the motor trim weight to the trailer and have not issues of side to side motion.