Of course, recent developments help increase the worth of any UAD interface that possess a Thunderbolt connector.
https://www.uaudio.com/luna/
Whether a free "recording system" makes the high entry price of UAD hardware and plugins 'worth it' is still up to the purchaser.
Luna looks great and quite viable from what I have seen. This will put even more pressure on the likes of Pro Tools if it takes off. Interesting times in the DAW and hardware interface market for sure.
Maybe Behringer will reverse engineer a stable and fully featured Pro Tools at an affordable price and take the crown?!
Stephen