# Zustand

12 Hacker News commenters recommended Zustand and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Lightweight React state library, a small alternative to Redux. Caveat: it lacks built-in features, so some teams had to build their own.

## Why people recommend it

- Lightweight, minimal alternative to Redux (2 comments): "just a more minimal stack. Zustand and TanStack and Vite" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49485092)) "Lightweight state management (3kb vs Redux bloat)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46015371))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [TanStack Query](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tanstack-query.md): 19 recommend
- [Redux](https://hackerapproved.com/p/redux.md): 15 recommend
- [XState](https://hackerapproved.com/p/xstate.md): 12 recommend
- [MobX](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mobx.md): 7 recommend
- [Pinia](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pinia.md): 6 recommend

## Cite as

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