Affinity vs Photoshop

Longtime Adobe Photoshop enthusiast PiXimperfect comparing Affinity and Photoshop. Is it fair to compare a mature paid production app focused on photography to a new free design suite? I do wonder if Affinity is going to be another experiment by a major business like Canva just to abandon in a couple years.

TLDR

This video compares Affinity and Photoshop, focusing on real-world editing workflows, noise removal, smart selections, Raw processing, photo cleanup, masking, AI-powered tools, speed, reliability, time investment, Adobe ecosystem, plugins, support, and cost-effectiveness.