Vortex is bloat incarnate and Steam is too barebone.
I much prefer tools like Mod Organizer, a launcher agnostic tool that does one thing and does it well. It allows for some advanced stuff while still being very easy to use.
For me, the mod community I prefer is based on the quality of the mods and the style of the game. For Bethesda games, barebones doesn’t cut it and you have to use Nexus. For Paradox games though, tge Steak community is generally good. I haven’t seen how Nexus is for Larian games, but the steam community left much to be desired.
Vortex is VERY bloaty though, but so are most client based mod systems. So it all depends
