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I suspect there's something wrong with your power supply or in your environment.

I had a Pi 4 home server -- described in the blog post below -- that ran for several years with maybe 2 or 3 unplanned outages in all that time.

https://liam-on-linux.livejournal.com/71093.html

This has not been my experience. I have used various generations of Pi for various 24/7 tasks over the years, and I've not found them to be particularly crash-prone.

In the past, I have used a Raspberry Pi 400 as my main home computer for more than two years without any problems.

I am currently using a Raspberry Pi Zero W as a wireless security camera. It has been running continuously for over a year without a single crash.

I've had a PI4 and a PI4-zero running for years. The only failure I've seen so far is that the Zero's SD card failed and the system became read-only.

We use them as signage devices. It's been extremely reliable, especially with providers like YoDeck.

Mine runs all my home automation stuff (HomeAssistant) and has been doing so faithfully for a few years