Back when I started with a progressive press, I had a choice of a four station Dillon or 5 station Hornady.
I looked at my loading cycle:
1) size/deprime
prime
2) expand and flare case mouth
3) manually cycle powder measure
4) seat bullet
5) crimp
Based on my testing, I was NOT going to sacrifice for a 4 station press, so I bought one of the very early Hornady 5-station progressive presses and was happy with it for 30-40 years.
Now, my reloading cycle would be:
1) size and deprime
prime
2) expand, flare case mouth, and meter powder
3) RCBS Lock-Out die
4) Seat bullet
5) Crimp
The powder-though dies and measures from Lee, Dillon, and Hornady have really improved things.
However, after finding deals on Dillon 1050s, my current reloading cycle is:
1) case automatically fed to shell plate
2) size/deprime
3) primer pocket swage
4) prime
5) expand, case mouth flare, and meter powder
6) RCBS Lock-Out die
7) seat bullet
8) crimp