I have played with these in the past and found that rawtherapee results look far less appealing (or need far more effort than what I was willing to invest) than

I have played with these in the past and found that rawtherapee results look far less appealing (or need far more effort than what I was willing to invest) than Adobe Lightroom for non trivial settings. I wonder how things compare now. It is great that these softwares are offered for free though.