In general, they're pretty close to being one and the same.
Consider your torso height - the "points" on the bottom of a vest may interfere with your sporran if you tend to wear it high as I do since with my belly being the shape and position it is, it hurts to wear it low.
If that's not a problem, they're pretty well interchangeable.
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