Reaper also has an incredibly efficient GUI with minimum bloat and unnecessary tabs that make it CPU-friendly and user-friendly. It has managed to live up to its reputation with seamless startup and loading times. As an FL Studio user, I have been personally testing this DAW over the course of a week using heavyweight VST like Omnisphere, Serum, Waves, and Izotope and I’ve got to say that I was impressed.
Reaper is specifically designed to be a cheaper and more lightweight DAW that is able to support most plugins without any issues.