If you mean general download managers, then IDM hands down. It's so good that I bought it just to support the devs. Then there's JDownloader 2 however it's quite heavy for everyday use. It is a must if you use debrid services though.
It's all new users. Maybe the dev and his fanboys activated their troll bots. Probably that's how they used to cripple criticism on Reddit. However they should be aware, that's not going to work on Lemmy.
It should also be noted that c/syncforlemmy announced the need for mods (after their vehement criticism regarding the pricing). Probably they want to play a dirty game.
Out of all hosted options available that I lasted tested 2-3 years back, Authy is the only one that reliably syncs and backups seeds across devices. I would switch in an instant if something like Bitwarden comes up but for 2FA only.
Not providing a lifetime purchase at the initial release, then gradually giving 2 updates that disables ads and then ultra permanently, seems like the dev is greedy. Probably that's why they didn't have good terms with Reddit in the first place. Who knows.
That's what "1" in the "3-2-1" backup strategy stands for, a true offsite backup (preferably continent where you do not reside) For "2" I would still deploy a local offsite at someone's house for quick disaster recovery.
Downloading your 10TB data from B2 (or even requesting a tarball HDD from them) is costlier than recovering from an offsite backup facility within an hour's reach.
They ushered "AI" even before ChatGPT. It was "The" rad back in August 2022.