Why is it worth studying groupoids if they are so similar to groups?

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I know that in the pure algebraic context, connected groupoids are equivalent to groups. Moreover, connected groupoids can be seen as action groupoids. Consequently, any abstract groupoid is essentially a disjoint union of action groupoids.

Therefore, is it not more natural to study group actions than study groupoids? Since group actions seems to have a richer structure than groupoids.

So, why study groupoids?

Does this also hold in a continuous context?