# MobX

7 Hacker News commenters recommended MobX and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a simpler alternative to RxJS and Redux for state management. The common caveat is its Flutter version relying on a code generator.

## Why people recommend it

- Simpler than RxJS or Redux (2 comments): "before signals arrived I abandoned rxjs in favor of mobx in my angular projects" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48394250)) "so much easier to use and understand" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47031420))
- Recommended for state management (3 comments): "Well structured redux (or mobx or zustand for that matter) can be highly maintainable & performant" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46672729)) "I recommend MobX as a solution for state management" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46573480)) "Both Vue and Mobx work well for this." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47304185))

## What people warn about

- Flutter version needs code generator (1 comments): "MobX's reactivity in Flutter is based on build_runner, which means it relies on a code generator." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45844926))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [TanStack Query](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tanstack-query.md): 19 recommend
- [Redux](https://hackerapproved.com/p/redux.md): 15 recommend
- [Zustand](https://hackerapproved.com/p/zustand.md): 12 recommend
- [XState](https://hackerapproved.com/p/xstate.md): 12 recommend
- [Pinia](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pinia.md): 6 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "MobX", https://hackerapproved.com/p/mobx/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).