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Cable shift Alfine 8 is the sensible price option IMO unless you need the range of the Alfine 11.
With the Alfine 8 you can use a Nexus 8 revoshifter which is surprisingly good compared to the usual twist shifters, light and precise changes and you can go straight from 8th to 1st or vice versa in one quick movement or any position between. (But check which way the hub and shifter work, originally 1st gear was at max cable length, 8th with it fully tightened, but some of the Nexus 8 hubs now do the opposite, the original design had the cable running below the chainstay, the new version has it above like the Alfine 11 does.)
If I was considering spending as much as the Di2 options I would go straight to the Rohloff instead TBH...