About 5-10 years ago, a good fluorescent set was as or more energy efficient than LED. Then, I think it was Cree, came up with a new technique that allowed a much thinner phosphor layer, which just about doubled white LED efficiency.
This flipped energy efficiency, and because there's much less energy waste and waste heat was always the limiter for how bright LEDs could be, you could get much more light out of a given surface area as well.
As such, at this point LEDs will probably last longer(life of fixture) than fluorescent bulbs, don't have the mercury disposal problem, and are more energy efficient.
I'd go with a good LED set over tubes any day.