Get one!
I would not worry about 'ground clearance' unless you want your bike just for off-roading.
The reality of most people who travel with their bikes seems to be to be reliability and ease to 'fix' things when they goose up.
I really can't fathom the concept of a 2.3 kgs hydraulic jack or hammers on a bike. 
It is all about choice of course-
Some are happy to lay their bikes down (cheapest option)
Others will use their touring cases
Some will hope to find a big rock
Others use whatever is at hand (or not then lie their bikes down!)
You can carry long straps (ratchet straps) and use these to hoist the bike up from a branch of a tree but that's assuming you can get near a tree and that there is one when you need one!
I'm an old git - I prefer my center stand to change my tyres and tubes 
Horses for courses - only you can decide what works best for you.
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