Tradition hydroponics generally produce more plants. The grower can tailor the nutrient solution to any individual plant to ensure spectacular growth. This is especially true of heavy feeders like broccoli, tomatoes and the like. Other crops, like basil, really don’t have much difference at all. The big difference is you get fish in addition to vegetables when you use aquaponics. How you divide your space and efforts will decide how much of the yield is seafood and how much is what you eat on the side.