Metal parts hot-dip galvanized or powder coated?

Hello everyone,
our renovation has started and now many details need to be addressed...

Among other things, as part of the conversion or extension, a section is to stand on steel supports and a steel balcony is to be attached.
The metalworker has now asked us whether we want all the metal parts to be "only" hot-dip galvanized or powder coated.
To be honest, I have always assumed hot-dip galvanized as standard and never considered anything else.

Apart from the additional costs (the powder-coated parts are also galvanized first), does anyone have experience with this?
I have heard/read that the coating can flake off or crack relatively quickly.
Are there any other recommendations regarding this?

Visually, such a powder coating would of course look really good...

>> if this topic does not fit here, feel free to move it. I haven't found a better category.

Regards
Christian

Hot-dip galvanizing as corrosion protection is state of the art and good, powder coating is good for the appearance, if you want green, blue, red or something completely different. Our fence should be green, therefore powder coated on galvanized, nothing will chip off.

We have powder coated. Everything top

I would not do powder coating alone. Only hot-dip galvanized if the appearance does not matter. Powder coated over hot-dip galvanized if you have the money and place a high value on the appearance. Theoretically, there is also anodized (bluing for steel / black oxide for stainless steel), but probably no one can afford that.