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Redux vs Zustand vs Jotai
A side-by-side look at how actively Redux, Zustand and Jotai are developed on GitHub — popularity, contributor base, commit activity and how quickly issues and pull requests move.
What the numbers say
- Redux is the most-starred of the 3, with 61k stars — about 2.9× Jotai's 21k.
- Over the 52 weeks to the snapshot, Redux recorded the most commits (197), against 126 for Jotai.
- Redux has closed or merged the most pull requests in its lifetime: 2.7k.
- Relative to its popularity, Zustand carries the lightest open-issue load: 0.0 open issues per 1,000 stars, versus 0.2 for Redux.
Head-to-head
Snapshot taken 30 September 2026.
| Metric | Redux Active | Zustand Active | Jotai Active |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 61k | 59k | 21k |
| Forks | 15k | 2.2k | 724 |
| Contributors | 1.1k | 344 | 249 |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 197 | 128 | 126 |
| Open issues | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Open pull requests | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Closed / merged PRs | 2.7k | 1.2k | 1.6k |
| Watchers | 1.3k | 202 | 67 |
| Last push | 30 Sep 2026 | 29 Sep 2026 | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Latest release | v5.0.1 (Dec 2023) | v5.0.15 (Aug 2026) | v3.0.1 (Sep 2026) |
| Main language | TypeScript | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Licence | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Created | May 2015 | Apr 2019 | Aug 2020 |
Bold marks the highest value in a row. “Active / Slowing / Dormant” is a simple heuristic from how recently code was pushed and open issues per star — a starting point, not a verdict. Stars measure popularity, not quality.
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