Well, live and bitwig are both made partially by the same people so you could basically talk about them workflow wise as the same. They are a bit more oriented

Well, live and bitwig are both made partially by the same people so you could basically talk about them workflow wise as the same. They are a bit more oriented towards live performances than other DAWs which is evident by the clip view which is used to trigger and schedule clips (samples, midi or effects automation). Reaper is much more traditional as in it has a playlist where you can drag midi patterns and audio clips around in the main time line and throw stuff on the effect rack. It's very comparable to other DAWs like Cubase, Logic and Studio One for example. Main difference in those are basically some very specific functionality and how they're used in that DAW and what effects and plugins the software comes bundled with. Reaper is especially geared towards tracking audio into the DAW and handles multitrack recording better and more robustly than my own personal choice of DAW, FL Studio, does. Reaper also comes with a VST bundle called ReaPlugs which is actually free to download and use with any other DAW as well and one of the plugins provided is a JS interpreter where you can create your own scripted audio effects. Long story short, it's a real proper good DAW that ticks all the boxes and is just as good (if not better) than any other DAW as long as your needs align with what Reaper has to offer. At it's price, it's the best value and despite its price, its not cheaping out on features.