Going along with what others have alluded to, if your shop is "small" a table saw is a tall order. A good one requires a bit of space, and if you intended to primarily use it to cut large pieces, like sheets of plywood, you will need even more space for clearance in front and behind.

A couple of sawhorses, some clamps and a good straight edge guide to use with a circular saw (or upgrade to a track saw) is likely be better for flexibility, price and storage space needed after use.

A similar comparison can be made with a bandsaw vs a jigsaw.

The one benchtop or larger tool that I think is a significant upgrade over a handheld version is a drill press vs a handheld drill. I have not been impressed with the guides available for handheld drills when you want to ensure accurate and straight drilling.

But with all of that being said, and again, without knowing the specifics of what you would be working on, I give the edge to a bandsaw - the bandsaw tends to be safer (less incidence of kick back) and even the larger models tend to be more space efficient vs table saws.