𝗥𝗧𝗞 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘃𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗿𝘆

𝗥𝗧𝗞 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘃𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗿𝘆

RTK Query and React Query look the same. Both cache API responses. You ask which one to use. Ask this instead: Where does server state belong?

RTK Query view: Server state is a slice of your Redux store. The cache lives inside Redux. The data becomes Redux state. You own the data.

React Query view: Server state does not belong in a state manager. React Query isolates the cache. Redux does not know React Query exists. React Query does not know Redux exists. It treats cached values as temporary. Truth lives on the server.

Data updates:

• RTK Query uses tags.
• React Query uses time and intent.

Which one for you? Use RTK Query if your app uses Redux. It works for one state model. Use React Query if server state stays separate from UI state. Isolation is a feature.

Redux puts truth in the store. React Query keeps truth on the server.

Source: https://dev.to/khaledmsalem/rtk-query-and-react-query-look-identical-from-the-outside-43gn