I use and prefer Gajim but I would install the Flatpak version if possible, especially on Ubuntu/Debian or derivatives, because the one in the apt repository (at least for Ubuntu 24.04) is super old and never seems to get updated, and there have been several bug fixes.
Funny, I have had the opposite experience, As I said in my other post I recommend installing the Flatpak version. I;m not a big plugin user but I have had any problems with the ones I have installed.
I did try Dino first but didn’t like it, but I don’t recall why anymore - I was just switching from MacOS to Linux at the time.