The best MobX alternatives
3 tools that do a similar job to MobX, 3 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.
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MobXA JavaScript library that tracks state changes automatically and updates the parts of your UI that depend on t
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Redux
Open source · MIT · ★ 61.4k
A JavaScript library for keeping an app's shared state predictable and easy to test.
Best for: Developers building larger front-end apps where many components share the same data; Teams that want state changes to follow a consistent, testable pattern
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Zustand
Open source · MIT · ★ 58.9k
A small React state-management library built on hooks, with no providers needed.
Best for: React developers who want simpler shared state than Redux; Apps that need state shared across many components without wrapping them in providers
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Jotai
Open source · MIT · ★ 21.3k
A small React state library where you manage state as independent 'atoms'.
Best for: React developers who want simple shared state without heavy setup; Teams that find a single large store too rigid and want state split into small pieces
How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to MobX. We don't take payment for placement.