By cheapest alternative, do you mean the ATR-2100x recommended as the budget option? I'm in the US and searching Google shows $80+ for the Blue Yeti and $30+ for the ATR-2100x

And I wouldn't say the build quality or stand for the ATR-2100x compares to that of a blue yeti.

We only have Yeti's at work, I love them. They look nice, they have an audio out for testing.

I personally own a Blue Snowball, I like the aesthetic a lot and it has a built-in noisecap.

Check out the Samson Q2U. Ridiculously better sounding than a Yeti, 60 bucks on Amazon US.