Zustand
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 3 of 6 state management libraries by recommenders
Lightweight React state library, a small alternative to Redux. Caveat: it lacks built-in features, so some teams had to build their own.
Lightweight React state library, a small alternative to Redux. Caveat: it lacks built-in features, so some teams had to build their own.
15 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 12
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 80%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 12 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 4 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Lightweight, minimal alternative to Redux
“just a more minimal stack. Zustand and TanStack and Vite”
Comment from 28 Aug 2026 in “Htmx 4.0” “Lightweight state management (3kb vs Redux bloat)”
Comment from 22 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: ChatRAG – Next.js and AI SDK starter to ship RAG chatbots faster”
Other state management libraries people recommend
The four most recommended other state management libraries, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TanStack Query | 19 | 2 | 90% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Redux | 15 | 30 | 33% | 8 | — | — |
| ZustandThis page | 12 | 3 | 80% | 6 | — | Approved |
| XState | 12 | 3 | 80% | 4 | — | Approved |
| MobX | 7 | 1 | 88% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
10 of the 16 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“just a more minimal stack. Zustand and TanStack and Vite”
“we essentially rebuilt RTK because Zustand didn't have enough built in”
“Picking zustand was one of the good standout picks for me.”
“it's much rougher than zustand and expo”
“Zustand suffers from the same issue in cases where you aren't dealing with async data.”
“Well structured redux (or mobx or zustand for that matter) can be highly maintainable & performant”
“I had a hard time with the Zustand library”
“Zustand has become very popular as a client-side state option”
“state stays in memory forever unless manually reset”
“Lightweight state management (3kb vs Redux bloat)”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.