Agree with your analysis of CEH. It really isn’t worth it. The only reason I ended up getting the CEH was because my job paid for it. The training is okay, the exam is easy, the questions are misspelled and just not a great exam at all. On top of that, after paying $2000, they don’t even give you a physical certificate. Nothing tangible at all.
The CEH didn’t prepare me for what was in HTB at all to be honest.
What do you think about the GCIH? If you can get your work to pay for it, it can help you a fair bit 
-TheMadGo65