Let's see how many releases before they give up and go with the Fedora/EL solution.
I like the chaos of the Fedora networking tools because they let me charge more billable hours as I untangle what the client set up for themselves. In all seriousness, once you learn Netplan, you get accustomed to 1 config file for all networking needs. I also prefer UFW to iptables. Simple and handles most day-to-day use cases.
You're comparing apples/oranges. The comparison you should be making is ufw vs. firewalld and firewalld wins easily.
UFW will always hold a special place in my heart but firewalld is just a whole other level.