SRAM likes to bury a tiny hex deep down the axle so you need a looooooooong hex wrench to reach it (usually the ball end). I hate these. In fact, on the first RS fork I had, I had no idea that clocking the lever was a "thing" so as the lever wore (changing the clocking), I had no clue I could change it. I just replaced the stupid lever with a DT Swiss RWS.
For the rear, I like the tooled thru axles. I have no need for a lever back there for "faster wheel removal" or any other reason. I carry a multitool so it's fine. I replaced the RS Maxle on my Salsa with a tooled rear axle when I could finally find one with the right specs. My Pedalhead came with one (Syntace x-12). My wife's Juliana Furtado also came with a tooled rear axle.
I like a lever up front. On my MRP fork, the axle gets clocked through a nut similar to the shimano system posted above, but there is no grub screw to hold it. Just friction from a rubber o-ring.
On my Wren fork, the nut on the opposite side is NOT captured, so nothing really sets the clocking of the lever like most do. I have to fiddle with the position every time I secure the axle. Right now, I'm using a tooled axle, which I don't really like (but doesn't require clocking). But I dislike it less than I dislike the qr style lever that comes with it (which became WAY too hard to secure, even with lube, for insufficient clamping). I have a DT Swiss RWS thru axle that would fit with some mods. I really should figure out how to make those mods because it would address a lot of complaints I have about Wren's thru axle system.
