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@Dammit
It's an interesting comparison, the critical difference I think can be framed in terms of power.
Within the EU the UK had power, love it or hate it we were part of the group of three that drove EU policy.
Can we say that Scotland drives UK policy? I don't think we can.
Brexit was sold on the notion that we would gain power and influence from leaving - which of course was and is nonsense, as we can see with things like the UK CE mark.
Would Scotland gain power if it leaves? Yes and no, there would be significant areas where it would find itself constrained, just as the Tories are now finding - no use making it much cheaper for a company to make something if you then can't sell it to anyone.
I doubt that Scotland would have the conflict that we see playing out between Libertarian sock puppets like the TPA and Steve Bakers ERG and less compromised and/or insane members of government, which would be an advantage.
But would it be a success? I think it depends on what your metric is.