@tanstack/react-query vs swr vs apollo-client
Compare @tanstack/react-query vs swr vs apollo-client — features, weekly downloads, TypeScript support, licensing, and which is best for your react project.
Framework: reactdata-fetching240 views
Most popular
@tanstack/react-query
v1.0.0Async state management for React. Caching, mutations, devtools.
Very popularMaintainedNative TypeScriptMIT
Weekly DLs
7.5M
Last publish
11 months ago
Most recent
swr
v1.0.0React hooks for data fetching. Stale-while-revalidate strategy.
Very popularMaintainedNative TypeScriptMIT
Weekly DLs
3.2M
Last publish
6 months ago
apollo-client
v1.0.0apollo-client is a JavaScript package in the data fetching category.
Very popularStaleNative TypeScriptMIT
Weekly DLs
2.4M
Last publish
1 years ago
Comparison Table
| Metric | @tanstack/react-query | swr | apollo-client |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latest Version | 1.0.0 | 1.0.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Weekly Downloads | 7.5M | 3.2M | 2.4M |
| Last Published | 11 months ago | 6 months ago | 1 years ago |
| TypeScript | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Popularity | Very popular | Very popular | Very popular |
| Maintenance | Maintained | Maintained | Stale |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Description | Async state management for React. Caching, mutations, devtools. | React hooks for data fetching. Stale-while-revalidate strategy. | apollo-client is a JavaScript package in the data fetching category. |
Which should I use?
Most Popular
@tanstack/react-query has the highest weekly downloads (7.5M/week).
Most Mature
@tanstack/react-query combines a large user base with an active release cadence.
Most Recently Updated
swr was last published 6 months ago.
Install Commands
@tanstack/react-query
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npm install @tanstack/react-query@1.0.0swr
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npm install swr@1.0.0apollo-client
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