react-redux vs @tanstack/react-query

@tanstack/react-query is downloaded 2.1× more often than react-redux (225,327,948 vs 108,155,943 per month), so it has the larger community and more answered questions online. react-redux ships 72% less gzipped JavaScript (3.7 kB vs 13.3 kB), which matters if bundle size is a priority. Both projects are actively maintained.

Metricreact-redux@tanstack/react-query
Weekly downloads25,466,42751,850,189✓
Monthly downloads108,155,943225,327,948✓
GitHub stars23,48349,542✓
Minified size9.5 kB✓45.1 kB
Minified + gzipped3.7 kB✓13.3 kB
Dependencies21✓
Open issues37✓172
Last commit2026-05-152026-06-02✓
Latest version9.3.05.100.14
LicenseMITMIT

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

@tanstack/react-query

Async server-state: caching, refetching and mutations.

Choose it when: Managing data from an API — caching, background refetch, pagination, mutations. It complements (not replaces) a client store.

  • + Best-in-class server cache
  • + Great devtools
  • + Handles refetch/stale data
  • - Not for client/UI state
  • - More config than SWR

Feature comparison

Featurereact-redux@tanstack/react-query
ParadigmRedux bindingsAsync server cache
First-class TypeScript✓ Yes✓ Yes
Works outside React✗ NoPartial
Dedicated devtools✓ Yes✓ Yes
Built-in async / server state✗ No✓ Yes
BoilerplateLowLow

react-redux

Official React bindings for Redux

DetailsGitHubnpm

@tanstack/react-query

Hooks for managing, caching and syncing asynchronous and remote data in React

DetailsGitHubnpm

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