I'm sorry, but i cannot honestly say if any brand is better than Lee, because I have never even touched a Lee press.
I have been using the RCBS Rockchucker Supreme single-stage press for over a decade, and I have never had any problems with it at all, ever.
I would like to have the Hornady Lock-N-Load progressive, but that is only a "want to have it" and not a "need to have it".
It would be unfair for me to say Lee is better than RCBS, because I do not if that is true. It would be unfair for me to say that RCBS is better than Lee, because again I do not know if that is true. So I cannot make a comparative recommendation. Sorry.
My opinion, however, is that regardless of comparisons, I know I get my money's worth with RCBS, and i have examined the Hornady Lock-N-Load enough times to know I want to have it. But that is only my opinion.
Not much help, I know. Sorry...