8 Best Redux Alternatives for 2026

Zustand is a small, fast state library from the pmndrs collective, and its whole model fits in one function call. You call create with state and actions, and the result is a hook any component can use, with no provider, action types, or reducers. A vanilla build lets the same store run in plain JavaScript, in tests, or in Node.js code.

• The library stays small at about 1KB, and middleware covers the extras most apps need.
• The persist middleware saves state to storage, the devtools middleware connects to Redux DevTools, and the immer middleware allows updates with mutabl
• TypeScript inference works out of the box, and selectors let each component read only the slice of state it needs, which keeps re-renders narrow.
• Zustand is MIT licensed and costs $0, so there is no license fee at any team size.

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MobX takes a different path from Redux: instead of dispatching actions through reducers, you mark state as observable and let MobX track which components read it. When an observable changes, only the components that depend on it re-render, which suits apps where state changes in many places. MobX works with classes or plain objects, and it pairs with React through mobx-react-lite, which keeps components lean.

• Actions group related changes, computed values derive new data from state, and reactions run side effects when a value changes.
• MobX is open source and costs $0.
• One limit: the automatic tracking that makes MobX easy to start can also make data flow hard to trace in a large app, so teams should agree on where a

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Jotai builds global state from atoms, small units of state that components read with the useAtom hook. A primitive atom holds one value, and a derived atom reads other atoms to compute its own value, so state grows bottom-up instead of living in one large store. Renders stay narrow because a component only re-renders when the atoms it uses change.

• The core is 2KB with zero runtime dependencies, and jotai/utils adds atomWithStorage for localStorage persistence, atomWithImmer for draft-style updat
• Separate extension packages cover tRPC, URQL, Relay, and XState.
• Jotai requires React 18 or later and Node.js 22.12.0 or later, and TypeScript 5.5 or later when types are used.
• Jotai is open source and costs $0.

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Recoil came from Meta and introduced many React developers to the atom model that Jotai later refined. State lives in atoms, and selectors derive new values from atoms through pure functions, which gives the app a data-flow graph that runs from atoms through selectors down into components. The useRecoilState hook reads and writes an atom, while useRecoilValue reads a read-only selector.

• Async selectors fetch data with React Suspense, and atomFamily creates atoms keyed by a parameter.
• Recoil is MIT licensed and costs $0, and existing apps that already use it can keep running it.
• The trade-off is maintenance: the last release was version 0.7.7 in March 2023, and the docs have not seen a new version since.
• New projects should treat Recoil as a legacy choice and pick Jotai or Zustand instead.

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Valtio turns a plain object into a reactive proxy, so you update state by writing to it directly instead of dispatching actions. You call proxy with an object, mutate a property on it, and components that read that property through useSnapshot re-render. The snapshot is immutable, which keeps React rendering predictable even though the underlying update style is mutable.

• The library comes from the same pmndrs collective as Zustand and Jotai.
• Valtio works with React 19, and version 2 works with React 18 and later.
• The valtio/utils bundle adds derive, proxyWithComputed, and subscribeKey.
• Valtio also runs without React, so the same proxy store can serve vanilla JavaScript, Node.js, or other renderers.

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XState is the only option here built around state machines instead of stores or atoms. You define states, events, and transitions, and the machine only moves between states you listed, which removes whole classes of impossible states from the app. That structure pays off in checkout flows, multi-step forms, media players, and any workflow where the current step depends on a long history of events.

• The XState library itself is open source and costs $0.
• Stately Studio is the visual editor for XState.
• Its pricing page lists a free Community plan, Pro at $33 per month on an annual plan or $39 per month on a monthly plan, and Team at $167 per month on
• Community covers open projects, export to JavaScript and TypeScript, and machine simulation.

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Pinia is the official state management library for Vue, and it replaced Vuex as the recommended store in February 2022. A store is defined with defineStore, and each store holds state, getters, and actions in one place. There are no mutations, so actions update state directly, and setup stores let you write stores with the Composition API.

• Pinia weighs about 1.5KB, and code splitting keeps unused stores out of the first load.
• Pinia hooks into Vue devtools for inspection and time travel, and a plugin API lets teams add local storage sync or logging to every store.
• Nuxt 3 and 4 support comes through the official Pinia Nuxt module.
• Pinia is MIT licensed and costs $0.

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NgRx brings the Redux pattern to Angular, with a single immutable store, explicit actions, pure reducers, and a one-way data flow. The @ngrx/store package holds state, @ngrx/effects handles side effects such as API calls, @ngrx/entity manages collections, and @ngrx/router-store keeps router state in sync. NgRx also ships SignalStore, a lighter signal-based store.

• NgRx is built on RxJS, so selectors return observables and components subscribe through the async pipe or signals.
• The docs say the store earns its keep in apps with many interactions, multiple data sources, or state that outgrows plain services.
• NgRx is MIT licensed and costs $0.
• One limit: the pattern asks for many files even for a small feature, so a simple app can end up with more store code than feature code, and teams shou

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