Adobe offers a specific "Photography Plan" that includes Lightroom, Lightroom Classic, and Photoshop for roughly $9.99/month. This is significantly cheaper than the full Creative Cloud suite.

While it’s more of a Photoshop competitor, Affinity Photo 2 offers a one-time purchase model (no subscription) and handles RAW development very effectively. Conclusion

For professional photographers, using pirated software is a major liability. If a client discovered their work was processed on unlicensed software, it could damage your professional reputation or lead to legal action from Adobe. Better (and Legal) Alternatives

The mobile version of Lightroom offers many of the powerful 2022 editing features for free or for a much lower "mobile-only" subscription cost.