Just replying to you as you’re the latest comment in the thread. I bought a Kickr Core that came with a year free Sufferfest membership. As a TR subscriber, I didn’t bother to cash it in, but when SUF changed to Systm I wanted to have a closer look. Due to some to-ing and fro-ing with Wahoo support, they gave me an extra couple of months free so I have access until Feb 2023.
Why did I want to look elsewhere? I’m now in my fourth year of annual subscription with TR and have no intention of cancelling as the value with the locked in pricing is too good. There’s a wealth of workouts and plans etc. As has been mentioned in other threads, I got to the stage where I false-started TR plans three times due to becoming cooked. For me, a change was as good as a break and at the moment I am certainly enjoying the novelty of the Systm videos and workouts. I like TrainNow as a feature, but for me AT is not a huge selling point unless you are fully bought into plans or Plan Builder, and see it through. I always like to ride outdoors when possible, and the lack of AT integration with unstructured outdoor rides is a negative for me.
On another note, strictly speaking I think you’d be hard pushed to say what the BEST indoor training system is. I’m sure @dcrainmaker would have some thoughts as someone in the tech world, but a lot of it comes down to personal preference and whatever ticks the box at the right time. I would suggest there are probably top tier and second tier products, but in a league that depends on what you need. I tried Zwift at the start of lockdown, it’s fine, but not for me. Literally thousands and thousands disagree. At the moment, with other life and work stress, I really like getting on the bike, pushing play on System and getting off after a good workout with some pleasant distraction. I am committed to a Systm plan to try to get a PB at the local sportive at the end of April, I’ll come back then and add my thoughts. With all due respect to TR staff, Neal Henderson is an internationally renowned coach and I think Systm will benefit greatly in the long run from his involvement, as while it is a good start there is a lot of potential development if it wants to be a long-term ‘top tier’ platform.
As a final point, and at the risk of things getting personal, alongside the physical elements of feeling burned out on TR plans I also feel me cooling off on the AACC podcast has something to do with it. At the start of lockdown with people round the world feeling scared and unsure about how things will pan out, the core crew of Jonathan, Nate, Amber and Chad ‘talking to me’ on a weekly basis was great. I felt very personally invested in the podcast at that time and stayed up past my normal bedtime with a drink for Beers with Chad. I couldn’t put my finger on what it is, but something changed for me with the podcast and I think it has something to do with ‘polarised-gate’. Since then the podcast has felt a bit different, and while it has benefitted from new faces like Ivy and Alex, and I still listen, I don’t look forward to it like I once did. I appreciate that there has been a lot of positive and negative personal things going on for the core podcast crew and Pete that meant the need to flex, but for me it feels a little bit like the magic has gone. But you know what - other podcasts are available and the podcast is not just for me. As with Zwift, I’m sure hundreds/thousands disagree with my personal opinion, but just wanted to share some of my reasons for looking elsewhere for training and motivation. Having said that, I will be staying a subscriber so I hope I will be welcomed back and not excommunicated 
