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Magnesium gives the highest driving potential, zinc gives the best long-term economics in normal soil, and aluminium is the only practical choice for large structures in seawater. The selection should be driven by soil resistivity and required current, not by habit or by lowest unit price.
Managing the risk when buying cathodic protection equipment from China comes down to one habit: get the documents before the deposit. Any supplier who cannot state the alloy grade, the certified capacity in Ah/kg and the applicable standard before you pay has already told you something important.
Choose the reference electrode by environment first, accuracy second. Use a Cu/CuSO₄ (CSE) electrode for soil and fresh water, a high-purity zinc electrode for seawater, and an Ag/AgCl electrode only where chloride content is stable and long-term deployment is required.