Expensive, but kind of inescapable. By the time you’ve paid for all of the alternatives it adds up to about the same price.
The adobe software tool set is incredible and state of the art. There is also amazing generative AI built in.
There are like 50+ adobe apps as part of the adobe creative cloud subscription software. With the other second half contributed to 3d modelling and 3d creativity.
The tools set is industry standard and does pretty much everything and is used everywhere. From graphic design, photography, magazines, films, special effects, animations, comic books, print, business cards, merchandise, the list go on and on.
Its an incredible piece of kit. You can get started for free with either a trail or use the free version of adobe express. It is a powerhouse.
Some of the older tools like adobe XD are falling behind, for example if your just concentrating on websites, then the FIGMA product is a better value for money.
There are lots of free and open source alternatives, also, if you have an up to date NVidia gpu you can do a lot of similar creative production using the NVidia omniverse.
The adobe creative cloud is industry standard, its a heavy weight toolset that can seem overwhelming at first but its firepower in creative terms is second to none.
If you can afford its highly recommended. There really is that much to keep up with within the adobe creative cloud its always a struggle to keep up with the pace of development, but Adobe do a better job than most with social interaction and learning.
Alternatively, if you just want to concentrate on websites then FIGMA is THE go to development tool set.