That 99 dollar deal posted above is pretty sweet.
In the past, used Lr more, lately I skip it and just bring the raws into ps5 via bridge but I probably don't to incorporate some of the modules you may want to use. My photography is mostly for my mainstream work, pretty much working on product shots, modifying the ones I need and dumping or saving on a hd as needed or personal stuff, at most maybe a couple hundred shots at a time.
To be honest, I have no experience with acdsee.
Another, slightly more expensive option would be Capture One Pro by Phase One. A couple of well known photogs, non adult use it including Russel James who does a lot of the Victoria Secret Angel shoots. I have the software and like it as well but I barely used it much since I prefer playing with the raw files and having them open in ps and have so far been happy with the end result. It's probably a mix of laziness and not having as much monitor space as I would prefer lol.
Short clip on exposure with phase one
If you haven't already (i'm sure you have), they each have a trial, I say install all three, the play with a few images and see which one you can work the best/feels the most comfortable. Some prefer, for example, the end result with capture one color wise, but feel the layout is more minimalistic or limited.
Best of luck, be sure to post which one you end up getting.
