Already got good answers in this thread. I'll chime in too, as a player of both classes, largely in agreement with the above:
Either class can solo if necessary; neither is a solo powerhouse. SK has an advantage due to easier travel and better resistance to casters "accidentally" training the solo melee out of desired camps.
Duo, it depends on who you're duo'ing with. I duo'd on my shadowknight a great deal with my wife's shaman (for many years at 60, an exception to PatChapp's comment) and was well satisfied with it. I like the paladin better if I'm with something like a druid or enchanter.
Full groups I prefer the paladin's toolbox except when feign splitting is needed. Most groups wanting experience don't feign split because it slows stuff down. Aggro rebalance patch hurt SK aggro mana efficiency so paladin holds up easier when an enchanter/bard isn't present.
Raids, if you want to be a core raid participant, why are you picking a hybrid? Paladin has more advantage here but it's a hollow victory: Farming soulfires gets old fast and hybrids are simply not in the top tier of raid desirability in this environment.
In general I feel the SK was particularly hurt by the aggro rebalance patch a couple years back. It stood out from monk (a stronger/faster class overall) mostly due to on-demand aggro and that patch kind of trivialized aggro in general. Paladin's probably a safer bet on 2024 P99 unless you know you really want to make a shadowknight, and if you do you don't need to ask on an internet forum.
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