formik vs @tanstack/react-form
formik is downloaded 2.0× more often than @tanstack/react-form (16,576,197 vs 8,122,634 per month), so it has the larger community and more answered questions online. formik ships 26% less gzipped JavaScript (12.8 kB vs 17.3 kB), which matters if bundle size is a priority.
| Metric | formik | @tanstack/react-form |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 3,741,941✓ | 1,920,700 |
| Monthly downloads | 16,576,197✓ | 8,122,634 |
| GitHub stars | — | — |
| Minified size | 41.8 kB✓ | 69.8 kB |
| Minified + gzipped | 12.8 kB✓ | 17.3 kB |
| Dependencies | 8 | 2✓ |
| Open issues | — | — |
| Last commit | — | — |
| Latest version | 2.4.9 | 1.33.0 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
When to choose which
formik
The long-popular controlled-form library.
Choose it when: Familiar territory for existing projects, or teams that prefer a controlled-component model with Yup validation.
- + Familiar & widely used
- + Simple mental model
- + Yup integration
- - Re-render performance
- - Maintenance has slowed
@tanstack/react-form
Type-safe, headless forms from the TanStack family.
Choose it when: TypeScript-first projects wanting fully type-safe, headless form logic with Standard Schema validation.
- + Excellent type safety
- + Headless & flexible
- + Standard Schema support
- - Newer / smaller ecosystem
- - More wiring than RHF
Feature comparison
| Feature | formik | @tanstack/react-form |
|---|---|---|
| Approach | Controlled | Headless controlled |
| Re-render performance | Moderate | Good |
| TypeScript | Partial | ✓ Yes |
| Schema validation | Yup | Standard Schema / adapters |
| Maintenance | Slowing | Active |
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