I keep seeing vague answers on other forums so figured I'd ask people who actually know.
What bothers me most is how hard it is to find real, unfiltered opinions on this stuff. Forums like this are honestly more useful than any best-of list I've found through searching.
The free tiers on most of what I've tried are basically useless. You get just enough to see that real people are there, then hit a wall the second you try to actually message anyone.
Looking for real opinions here, not just the same top-ten list everyone copies from each other.