[darekkay]

> All I need is basic DAM (digital asset management) and crop/rotate/color. Can any of you suggest a GOOD alternative?

Check out digikam. I'm using it as DAM only and Affinity Photo for RAW development and image manipulation (but digikam can handle that as well).

[mr_tristan]

I've been using digiKam in a similar way, where Affinity Photo is where I do manipulation, and digiKam for organization. It's been working well enough, though, I am very much an amateur hobbyist.