Yup....no comparison here. Para's are junk.... I assisted in a Para demo day at our club and we couldn't keep anything running. We went through the supplied pistols and two personal pistols (2 were 16-40's), 4 in total and we were not running them hard.
The Edge is an awesome rig and will run...so will any STI for that matter. STI is the only 1911/2011 that has stood the tests of high round counts, extended sessions, etc. At least for me..
Sean or Gunnar can set you up with any if the popular models.