Steep learning curve excellent free version possibilities are endless

The free version is super powerful, hardly any reason to get the pay version unless your workflow demands a specific set of tools. It hardly crashes, it feels safe to work in it without having to save every couple of minutes being afraid of losing hours of work. The usability is broad, obviously it has a steep learning curve, but you can manage to do many things with different techniques. Some work better than others so you can choose your style.

First, it's free. Second, if you decide to pay for the complete version, it's a one time payment forever. That tells you how much value you are getting. Then you have a very trustworthy software that seldom breaks, there is a lot of content online to learn how to use it, and it has so many capabilities a person could dedicate their professional careers to understanding and using them in multiple scenarios.