Hello folks back at it again with another dupe comparison question XD!

This time I wanted to ask how do these compare to aligns? I own these and the crossover variant (there the same material and thickness it's just that the waistband is slightly different). And I was wondering if these are better/worse/similar to aligns? (Personally I love the real me ones as there butter soft at 1/3rd of cost of aligns. But Wbu, what do you think about them?

I have the Aerie Offline Real Me High Waisted leggings. These are often stated to be "dupes" of the highly sought after LuluLemon Align leggings.

I am 5'2 and 180 lbs. I generally wear a size 14 pants. They were sold out of XL's so I had to get size L. I've had them for about 2 months now and overall I like them. They are stretchy and soft, and don't feel too tight on my belly (I'm very sensitive to this!) My two biggest complaints are that they roll down a lot below my belly while I am walking around, so I have to keep yanking them back up. The second thing is that I have begun to notice some pilling between the thighs. It's possible this is just unavoidable if you don't have a thigh gap, but also possible that a more expensive legging like Lulu's would not pill like that. I've never owned a pair of Lulu's but I did try some on before I bought the Aeries. They were very soft and stretchy and comfy, but given the choice between purchasing a single pair of Lulu's for $100 and two pairs of Aerie's for $70, I went for the Aerie's. I don't regret it! I think they're a great budget option :)