Truth be told, I think I like Solus' Budgie a bit more. I find Ubuntu Budgie's panel to be really cluttered and the icon sizing inconsistent. And the layouts don't work quite right either - raven is glued to the right side of the screen which causes weird behavior on certain layouts.
Most users aren't as pick as I am and probably won't mind the rather poor UX design. And the Budgie applets are pretty darn cool.
Overall, Ubuntu Budgie is fine but it's not a distro I would ever use as my daily.
Also - yes, I know I'm publishing this post a few days late.. Sorry about that!