Performance and Developer Experience Comparison of Redux, Zustand, and Context API in React Applications

Author(s)	Nikhil Sharma, S Charan, Shaan, Dr. Suma
Country	India
Abstract	React applications gain their efficiency and scalability through a fundamental principle called state management. This study achieves a comparison of Redux along with Context API and Zustand based on their performance, scalability and developer experience combined with practical usage characteristics. The study conducts research on application responsiveness and re-rendering efficiency, and maintainability based on benchmarking alongside usability tests and actual tool usage during evaluations. Programs requiring complex data flow should use Redux yet Zustand works best for projects with moderately complex state management needs. Context API provides an acceptable state management tool for small projects while resolving prop-drilling issues. This study investigates multiple solution combinations to fulfill projects of different complexity. This output will enable developers and engineering teams to determine appropriate state management techniques which meet their project needs including complexity level and scaling expectations.
Keywords	React, State Management, Redux, Zustand, Context API, Performance Optimization, Developer Experience, Frontend Architecture, Scalability, Component Re-rendering.
Field	Engineering
Published In	Volume 16, Issue 2, April-June 2025
Published On	2025-05-16
DOI	https://doi.org/10.71097/IJSAT.v16.i2.5026
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g9kfzn

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