to give you a high level concept about flooded (lead-acid), AMG and Gel, here is - flooded will have about 200 charge/discharge cycles, gel will have about 1000, AGM will have about 300. In the charge acceptance rate - flooded will be 25% of ah, gel will be 25% of ah and agm will be about 40% of ah. a flooded battery will self discharge at a rate of 6% per month if not on a charger, gel and agm will be about 3% per month. flooded vents hydrogen gas, gel and agm do not. price wise - a flooded dual-purpose battery will run about 120, a gel will run about 280 and an agm will run about 190. for longevity a gel cell is best, an agm is a good compromise between life span and safety. agm typically has a 18 month free replacement - 5 year pro-rated, gel - 18 month free, 5 year pro-rated; flooded - 12 month free, 3 years pro-rated.
above all, currently the best is lithium battery, an entirely different animal.