I tried getting away from Adobe, hmm, maybe three or four years ago. Mind you, I stayed on Windows because I'm too old to re-learn Linux but still - I'm totally with you. There are some alternatives and they're not bad but once you're used to Lightroom especially - gosh, it is just so very hard to get away from it. Photoshop, I could do with Affinity Photo but Lightroom - I tried, no way. I went back and am happily paying my Photographer's subscription.
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In the last 24 months Lightroom and Camera raw has gone from strength to strength. Its amazing how many time saving features that are present there now.
I'm a bit like you, not happily paying the subscription fee, but paying for it all the same.
I've used Affinity on the iPad, and its decent, but I don't see it replacing my desktop workflow any time soon, as I am simply not prepared to "unlearn" so many years of Photoshop.
Call be stubborn, but there's a return on my time invested there, which one day might pay off, but not at this stage.
My favourite feature in lightroom is the subject detection and multi-part masks for people, it saves me so, so much time! What's your favourite feature?