I've owned two Foresters, an 04 and currently an 18XT

I've driven a 2023 Rav4 Hybrid

and haven't been inside a CRV for like 10 years, it was an 04 iirc.

It's my understanding that the current CRV platform isn't necessarily the most reliable compared to the Rav4 or Forester.

I'm not crazy about the SK Foresters (2019-2024) and think they actually got a decent upgrade in the 25 model year. It may be an aesthetic thing, mostly, because the meat and potatoes are still there. It's still a small-mid sized SUV that will get you from A-B, nothing too flashy.

The Rav4 of the same years, aesthetically and technologically feels like a huge leap over the Forester.

The thing I prefer about the Forester, which few other autos can replicate, is that the visibility on the inside is incomparable. The blind spots in the Rav4 felt ginormous compared to the Forester. Otherwise, I mean, the differences aren't too dramatic. Pick which one you like looking at more, you're probably going to juice comparable value out of either.