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It all depends on you and what you will be using it for. All are reputable and reliable. If you can make it to a gun shop or know anybody who owns any of these, you might try and get your hands on them just to feel them and see what you are most comfortable with:

I work at the public range and have shot all three and prefer the feel and trigger of the Shield. Most inexperienced shooters I have coached seem to do best with the Springfield though.

This is a philosophy of use question that no one other than you can answer. That being said, I recently purchased a S&W M&P Bodyguard because of the super deep concealment you can get with it. A little backstory might provide you with some insight to my reasoning. I live in rural Arizona, it gets to be around 120 in the Summer, so having a small, light gun I can easily conceal, but be able to wear light clothing, like to the gym, or if I were to go walking down main street, or even hit up the supermarket. Is the Shield a better gun? It's bigger, it's heavier, it holds more rounds, but I can't easily carry it in my pocket. The Bodyguard is definitely not a fun gun to shoot, but I didn't buy it for enjoyment, I bought for deep concealment for concealed carry. If you need a deep concealment gun, I recommend the Bodyguard, without a laser. Otherwise get the Shield, because of the Smith and Wesson rebate, and because everyone on the internet hates Springfield (and Rock River Arms) because o