https://lawand.io/taskbar/ as well

and https://noteifyapp.com/activedock/, which is less extreme but has a start menu-like launcher option

Both have one-time/lifetime purchase options. Taskbar is $25 one-time with a free but expiring older version. ActiveDock's one-time prices are $15 (1 year of updates, but usable forever) and $60 (lifetime updates).

uBar looks amazing as well, and it’s not a subscription, I really like boringBar but can’t justify a subscription tho

Both are under 10MB, So I don't think there would be much difference.