You will get all sorts of opinions on what is best to use. There is a group that prefers Pixinsight, but it can be challenging for AP beginners. Photoshop is perhaps more intuitive if you come from a DSLR background. Of the various Photoshop resources, the most fully featured (at the moment) seems to be the Photoshop CC 2017 release which an online subscription ($9.95 AUD a month), included in the subscription you get access to PS Lightroom and Camera RAW as well. It is cost effective if you wish to learn Photoshop and has more capability than the Element versions. Longer term, over a year or so, it might be better to buy the app license if you can afford the outlay. Comparatively, other processing packages can be cheaper than Photoshop (latest version), but require a different approach.
Try a few trial versions and see which one suits you best.
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