redux-form vs @tanstack/react-form
@tanstack/react-form is downloaded 5.1× more often than redux-form (8,122,634 vs 1,580,477 per month), so it has the larger community and more answered questions online. @tanstack/react-form ships 36% less gzipped JavaScript (17.3 kB vs 27.0 kB), which matters if bundle size is a priority.
| Metric | redux-form | @tanstack/react-form |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 370,988 | 1,920,700✓ |
| Monthly downloads | 1,580,477 | 8,122,634✓ |
| GitHub stars | — | — |
| Minified size | 94.0 kB | 69.8 kB✓ |
| Minified + gzipped | 27.0 kB | 17.3 kB✓ |
| Dependencies | 8 | 2✓ |
| Open issues | — | — |
| Last commit | — | — |
| Latest version | 8.3.10 | 1.33.0 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
When to choose which
redux-form
Form state stored in Redux — now legacy.
Choose it when: Avoid for new projects. Keeping form state in Redux hurts performance; the author recommends React Final Form or React Hook Form.
- + Form state lives in Redux
- - Poor performance
- - Effectively legacy
- - Heavy
@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 | redux-form | @tanstack/react-form |
|---|---|---|
| Approach | Controlled (Redux store) | Headless controlled |
| Re-render performance | Poor | Good |
| TypeScript | Partial | ✓ Yes |
| Schema validation | Custom | Standard Schema / adapters |
| Maintenance | Legacy | Active |
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