there was a joke at one point that they came out of the same factory
It most likely does get made in same factory. If you have alternatives then let us know. There are only so many suppliers on the market.
I recently made a choice for EK over Alphacool. I have both of their products in my current build but I went for the EK product over the Alphacool product for aestetcic reasons.
If you have issues with certain brands give relevant alternatives and reasons. I am not knocking you here I want options so I can choose the best one.