There is only one best DAW and that is the one you are most comfortable with, i.e. one that fits your workflow.
Yes, I agree totally with this, you hit the nail on the head.
In my case a couple of years back I needed to replace an old version of Adobe Audition that I totally loved and had used for many years, but was not compatible with the newer VST plugins that I wanted to use.
I downloaded demo versions of many DAWs and spent a few hours with each one getting my head around the workflow and finally settled on Reaper. Money had nothing to do with it, I would have happily spent much more than they are asking, and still would. Not saying it is the best DAW out there, just saying that it is the best DAW for me.