Presonus, M-Audio, Echo... all good affordable interface brands on their low end lines. Presonus and M-Audio will come with software, but they'll be limited editions. M-Audio will come with some Pro-Tools software, and Presonus, I dunno... maybe Cubase.
Really, your choices need to come down to which interface gives you all the options you need, but maybe have some scalability in terms of supporting any possible additions you may want to make in the future. If you're not worried about that, you should be ok with any 2 channel interface with preamps by any of the manufacturers I mentioned and have everything you need. And, with 2 channel interfaces, you'll probably be connecting with USB, so apart from microphones, stands and mic cables, you shouldn't need to purchase anything else.
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