mobx vs react-redux
react-redux is downloaded 6.7× more often than mobx (108,155,943 vs 16,212,601 per month), so it has the larger community and more answered questions online. react-redux ships 79% less gzipped JavaScript (3.7 kB vs 17.7 kB), which matters if bundle size is a priority. Both projects are actively maintained.
| Metric | mobx | react-redux |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 3,789,180 | 25,466,427✓ |
| Monthly downloads | 16,212,601 | 108,155,943✓ |
| GitHub stars | 28,194✓ | 23,483 |
| Minified size | 62.2 kB | 9.5 kB✓ |
| Minified + gzipped | 17.7 kB | 3.7 kB✓ |
| Dependencies | 0✓ | 2 |
| Open issues | 73 | 37✓ |
| Last commit | 2026-05-31✓ | 2026-05-15 |
| Latest version | 6.15.4 | 9.3.0 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
When to choose which
mobx
Transparent reactive state via observables.
Choose it when: You prefer an OOP/reactive model where state updates track automatically, with minimal explicit wiring.
- + Automatic dependency tracking
- + Less explicit boilerplate
- - Magic can be hard to debug
- - Decorator/class style divides opinion
react-redux
Official React bindings for Redux — not a store by itself.
Choose it when: Whenever you use Redux/RTK in React. It connects the store to components; pair it with Redux Toolkit.
- + Official & optimized
- + Hooks API (useSelector/useDispatch)
- - Useless without a Redux store
- - Adds a provider
Feature comparison
| Feature | mobx | react-redux |
|---|---|---|
| Paradigm | Observables | Redux bindings |
| First-class TypeScript | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Works outside React | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| Dedicated devtools | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Built-in async / server state | Manual | ✗ No |
| Boilerplate | Low | Low |
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