The question of whether to opt for toughened glass or laminated glass on an application does not have a definitive answer. Except for when it's glaringly obvious, i.e. on a car windscreen, it's usually down to personal preference.

If comparing the two on security, toughened glass is the stronger glass and requires far greater force to be shattered. However, when it does,  the area the glass was protecting is left exposed.

This is far less of a worry with laminated glass, as the glass stays in place when shattered. However, as laminated glass is not as resistant to breakage as tempered glass, accidental impacts, such as a stray ball or other flying object, are more likely to cause the glass to break and therefore need replacing.

Some clients prefer laminated glass on overhead glass structures just in case the glass does break and rain down in tiny pieces. When this happens, finding a replacement window or replacement glass is also far more urgent a matter for obvious reasons. 

Others will argue that toughened glass is still the safer option as the likelihood of it shattering is far less likely, while the tiny fragments of glass that do rain down are not sharp or jagged and therefore unlikely to cause serious injury.

On price, toughened glass is the cheaper option on a like-for-like basis and is the more likely of the two to be offered as standard. Where sound reduction and UV resistance are concerned, laminated glass generally offers greater protection than toughened glass.