react-redux vs redux
react-redux and redux have comparable adoption (108,155,943 vs 133,171,760 downloads per month). redux ships 63% less gzipped JavaScript (1.4 kB vs 3.7 kB), which matters if bundle size is a priority. Both projects are actively maintained.
| Metric | react-redux | redux |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 25,466,427 | 31,133,484✓ |
| Monthly downloads | 108,155,943 | 133,171,760✓ |
| GitHub stars | 23,483 | 61,439✓ |
| Minified size | 9.5 kB | 3.3 kB✓ |
| Minified + gzipped | 3.7 kB | 1.4 kB✓ |
| Dependencies | 2 | 0✓ |
| Open issues | 37✓ | 43 |
| Last commit | 2026-05-15 | 2026-05-15✓ |
| Latest version | 9.3.0 | 5.0.1 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
When to choose which
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
redux
The original predictable state container.
Choose it when: Rarely on its own anymore — reach for Redux Toolkit instead. Use raw redux only for legacy code or custom store setups.
- + Battle-tested
- + Framework-agnostic core
- - Lots of boilerplate without RTK
- - Async needs middleware
Feature comparison
| Feature | react-redux | redux |
|---|---|---|
| Paradigm | Redux bindings | Flux / reducers |
| First-class TypeScript | ✓ Yes | Verbose |
| Works outside React | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| Dedicated devtools | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Built-in async / server state | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Boilerplate | Low | High |
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