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Followers21K

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GraphQL vs Redux: What are the differences?

What is GraphQL? A data query language and runtime. GraphQL is a data query language and runtime designed and used at Facebook to request and deliver data to mobile and web apps since 2012.

What is Redux? Predictable state container for JavaScript apps. Redux helps you write applications that behave consistently, run in different environments (client, server, and native), and are easy to test. On top of that, it provides a great developer experience, such as live code editing combined with a time traveling debugger.

GraphQL can be classified as a tool in the "Query Languages" category, while Redux is grouped under "State Management Library".

Some of the features offered by GraphQL are:

Hierarchical
Product-centric
Client-specified queries

On the other hand, Redux provides the following key features:

Predictable state
Easy testing
Works with other view layers besides React

"Schemas defined by the requests made by the user", "Will replace RESTful interfaces" and "The future of API's" are the key factors why developers consider GraphQL; whereas "State is predictable", "Plays well with React and others" and "State stored in a single object tree" are the primary reasons why Redux is favored.

GraphQL and Redux are both open source tools. It seems that Redux with 49.5K GitHub stars and 12.8K forks on GitHub has more adoption than GraphQL with 11.7K GitHub stars and 753 GitHub forks.

According to the StackShare community, Redux has a broader approval, being mentioned in 1036 company stacks & 836 developers stacks; compared to GraphQL, which is listed in 561 company stacks and 750 developer stacks.

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Pros of GraphQL

Pros of Redux

74
Schemas defined by the requests made by the user
62
Will replace RESTful interfaces
60
The future of API's
48
The future of databases
12
Self-documenting
11
Get many resources in a single request
5
Query Language
5
Ask for what you need, get exactly that
3
Fetch different resources in one request
3
Evolve your API without versions
3
Type system
2
Easy setup
2
GraphiQL
2
Ease of client creation
1
Good for apps that query at build time. (SSR/Gatsby)
1
Backed by Facebook
1
Easy to learn
1
"Open" document
1
Better versioning
1
Standard
1
1. Describe your data
1
Fast prototyping

190
State is predictable
149
Plays well with React and others
125
State stored in a single object tree
78
Hot reloading out of the box
72
Allows for time travel
14
You can log everything
11
Great tutorial direct from the creator
6
Test without browser
6
Endorsed by the creator of Flux
5
Easy to debug
2
Enforces one-way data flow
2
Granular updates
1
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Cons of GraphQL

Cons of Redux

4
Hard to migrate from GraphQL to another technology
4
More code to type.
2
Takes longer to build compared to schemaless.
1
All the pros sound like NFT pitches
1
Works just like any other API at runtime

11
Lots of boilerplate
6
Verbose
5
Design
4
Steeper learning curve than RxJs
4
Steeper learning curve than MobX
4
Steep learning curve

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What are some alternatives to GraphQL and Redux?

gRPC

gRPC is a modern open source high performance RPC framework that can run in any environment. It can efficiently connect services in and across data centers with pluggable support for load balancing, tracing, health checking...

Falcor

Falcor lets you represent all your remote data sources as a single domain model via a virtual JSON graph. You code the same way no matter where the data is, whether in memory on the client or over the network on the server.

React

Lots of people use React as the V in MVC. Since React makes no assumptions about the rest of your technology stack, it's easy to try it out on a small feature in an existing project.

graphql.js

Lightest GraphQL client with intelligent features. You can download graphql.js directly, or you can use Bower or NPM.

MongoDB

MongoDB stores data in JSON-like documents that can vary in structure, offering a dynamic, flexible schema. MongoDB was also designed for high availability and scalability, with built-in replication and auto-sharding.

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