Finally gave up googling and decided to ask people with real experience.
Safety and privacy are big concerns for me. I don't want to hand over personal info to some sketchy platform and regret it later.
What bothers me most is how hard it is to find real, unfiltered opinions. Forums like this are honestly more useful than any best-of list I've found.
Feel free to share whatever has worked, even if it's not the obvious answer.