"but do you all recommend PWP"
I was lucky in that when I started down the digital road from film I was pointed to Picture Window (I am not sure it was Pro in those days) and Qimage (for printing).
DEN and I both swear by it. It was written, and still is, by a photographer. Photoshop is a design program adopted for photography.
As here there is an active forum and just as Sebastian is never far away to solve queries the same is the case at PWP. Costwise it is sometimes not the initial cost but the cost of regular upgrades that need to be considered. I'm not the one to do the sums but DEN may have a feel as to how things compare.
We both have a bit of fun from time to time looking at pictures on other chat groups and seeing how we'd solve the problem with PWP. It is rare that we get beaten by the opposition!
Tony