So we all know that can't happen; whats keeping you away from the adobe suite? From my research as a begining youtuber, the biggest hurdle seems to be price
- paying the extortion every month,
- speed (no real time in AE/Premiere)
You should try davinci resolve. It has a free version, and even runs on linux.
Tried both - Resolve is slower and, most importantly, TONS less intuitive than FCPX (even than Motion 5).
Also, last I checked, the free version of Resolve is non-commercial