57.7k
Zustand
Zustand is a small, fast, and scalable state management library for React applications, providing a minimalistic and intuitive API.
👨💻
Development⚛️
React💫
State
Best Open-Source State Tools in 2026
A curated list of the best, top, and most popular open-source state tools available right now. Showing the top 13 of 13 state tools in our directory, ranked by GitHub stars.
- 44.2k
TanStack Query
A powerful library for asynchronous state management and server-state utilities with data fetching capabilities for web applications, supporting TS/JS, React Query, Solid Query, Svelte Query, and Vue Query.
👨💻 Development💫 State🛠️ Tools🟡 JavaScript - 28.9k
Immer
Immer is a JavaScript library that allows you to work with immutable state by mutating the current state, simplifying state management in your applications.
👨💻 Development🟡 JavaScript💫 State🔨 Utils - 21.1k
Jotai
👻 Primitive and flexible state management solution for React, providing minimal and efficient hooks for managing state.
💫 State⚛️ React👨💻 Development🟡 JavaScript - 10.3k
Nuqs
Type-safe search parameters state manager for React frameworks, functioning like useState but stored in the URL query string, enhancing URL-based state management in React applications.
💫 State⚛️ React🛠️ Tools🌐 Web - 10.2k
Valtio
Valtio makes proxy-state management simple for React and Vanilla JavaScript applications.
💫 State👨💻 Development⚛️ React - 6.2k
Automerge
Automerge is a powerful library that provides a JSON-like Conflict-free Replicated Data Type (CRDT) data structure, enabling concurrent modifications by different users and automatic merging of changes. It helps developers build collaborative and offline-first applications with strong consistency guarantees.
👨💻 Development🧰 Framework💫 State🛠️ Tools - 4.6k
Form
Headless, performant, and type-safe form state management for TypeScript/JavaScript, supporting React, Vue, Angular, Solid, and Lit.
👨💻 Development💫 State🟡 JavaScript🔷 TypeScript - 4.4k
Signals
Manage state with style in every framework, providing efficient and fine-grained reactivity for modern web applications.
💫 State👨💻 Development🟡 JavaScript - 3.5k
LiveStore
LiveStore is a next-generation state management framework based on reactive SQLite and a built-in sync engine, designed to make state management more efficient and seamless.
👨💻 Development💫 State💾 Database🧰 Framework - 588
Store
Framework agnostic and type-safe store with reactive framework adapters, offering versatile state management solutions.
👨💻 Development💫 State🔷 TypeScript - 293
useBetween
A React hook for sharing state efficiently between React components.
👨💻 Development⚛️ React💫 State Our Newsletter
Get new State tools right in your inbox
Get short emails with useful state projects, releases, and repos worth watching.
- 103
React-Agent-TS
A TypeScript library for managing complex interactions and state in React applications.
👨💻 Development⚛️ React🔷 TypeScript💫 State
Frequently asked questions
What is the best open-source state tool in 2026?
Zustand is the most popular by GitHub stars right now. Zustand is a small, fast, and scalable state management library for React applications, providing a minimalistic and intuitive API.
Are these state tools free?
Yes. Every tool on this list is open source and free to use in your own projects. Many can be self-hosted.
How is this list ranked?
Tools are ranked by GitHub star count, a strong proxy for community adoption and active maintenance. Star counts are refreshed regularly.
Stay Updated!
Get notified about new tools and updates to existing ones.