Rogue Amoeba's software is great but I can't be the only one who finds it absurdly expensive

Pretty much the whole Mac software system. Especially the small things are crazy. Just one example: saw a $30 screenshot app which can also share and upload?! There are better open source apps that does the same and more for free.

People usually defend it as “quality” though but that’s very subjective imo.

Which free apps accomplish the same and more than the mentioned $30 app?

I annotate screen grabs daily as part of my job and never found anything that comes close to CleanShot X. Would love to hear what's new and worthy on the market!