Yeah, my 2012 MacBook Pro won’t do Big Sur either, so I ordered an M1 iMac. Will only be running native apps on that one, so for now that means:
Native M1 silicon software
https://isapplesiliconready.com
https://www.logicprohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=157598
AAS
RME
Bitwig
Melda
Valhalla
FabFilter
Pianoteq
FL Studio
Klevgrand
AudioThing
SugarBytes
Xferrecords
Apogee (MiC)
MOTU M2 & M4
MOK Waverazor
Indeed, WUP just does WUP but mostly doesn’t add anything. And it’s much more costly than the price you pay ($29 or less) for those plugins. And if you’re on a Mac like me, they’ll stick it to you each year or so: no WUP, no new MacOS compatibility.
Heck, I’ve got lots of Waves, but they’re all dead and buried until someone in Israel decides the fun is over and WUP is finally banned.