Why are Schedules so Limited? (async data pushing)

Why are Schedules so Limited? (async data pushing)

Are they just that much more computationally expensive for Zoho to run than normal workflows?

I thought they were this magic bullet for having a snappy portal experience for my users but then I realized we're limited to 2400 schedules a month . It had seemed that I could have the illusion of a normal On Submit workflow where I'm creating a PDF and pushing info to CRM all happen based on modified time with a schedule so my client just submits and they're instantly redirected correctly while the backend happens asynchronously but with that few schedules a month it doesn't seem feasible. 

After a bit of looking around I guess I want to just have a batch workflow fire every night at 12:00:01 for records with modified time of yesterday and that'll get me the new information in a reasonable turnaround while letting my clients have a reasonable portal experience. 

Is there a better way? The On Submit workflow was really awful when I'm making several CRM update calls and pushing files to workdrive.

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