Zustand vs Redux Toolkit: State Management in React 19

The Death of Boilerplate

React state management used to be synonymous with "Redux vs Context". Zustand broke that by providing a tiny, hook-based store that doesn't wrap your entire app in context providers.

### React 19 and Context

With React 19's focus on Server Actions and useActionState, much of the state that used to live in Redux now lives on the server or in the specialized hooks. Zustand pairs perfectly with this "hybrid" state model, whereas Redux often feels like an "all or nothing" commitment.

### DevTools and Debugging

Redux still wins on the "Time Travel" debugging front. If your app is a high-frequency trading platform or a complex real-time editor where every state transition must be audited, Redux Toolkit is the safer bet. For everything else, Zustand is the speed choice.