State Management in Front-End: Redux vs. Recoil vs. Zustand

As frontend applications grow in complexity, choosing the right state management tool becomes essential. While React's built-in state (useState, useReducer) works well for small to medium apps, global state management libraries become necessary for larger apps. In this post, we’ll compare Redux , Recoil , and Zustand —three popular state management solutions in the React ecosystem. 1. Redux: The Classic Choice Redux is one of the oldest and most widely adopted libraries for managing global state in React apps. Key Features: Single global store Predictable state updates using actions and reducers Great developer tools (Redux DevTools) Example: const initialState = { count: 0 }; function reducer(state = initialState, action) { switch (action.type) { case 'INCREMENT': return { count: state.count + 1 }; default: return state; } } ...