I was previously using Photoview 360 to make simple renders. 

We had the option to add custom lights which seems to me like a basic function that should be available in all renderers.

Photoview 360 has been retired with SolidWorks 2024 so we are not forced to use Visualize (standard is included with SW Pro)

It is not very clear from the supplied comparison table that you can't place lights with Visualize