# Zustand, release history and use on real websites. A small state-management library for React without boilerplate: one hook, one store. Replaces Redux wherever state must be shared between components without a heavy architecture. - **Status:** Modern. The most widespread lightweight alternative to Redux; from the authors of react-three-fiber (pmndrs). - **Category:** [UI Libraries](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui) - **First release:** 2019 - **License:** MIT - **Latest version:** 5.1.0 (6 Nov 2026) - **Official website:** https://zustand-demo.pmnd.rs - **Documentation:** https://zustand.docs.pmnd.rs - **GitHub:** https://github.com/pmndrs/zustand - **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/zustand ## Zustand on audited websites 163 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Zustand (<1%). That ranks it #14 of the 25 technologies in UI Libraries we have seen in audits. ### Websites running Zustand vs all websites - **Web score:** 74 (all websites 72) - **SEO:** 77 (all websites 79) - **Security:** 63 (all websites 59) - **Performance:** 78 (all websites 72) - **AI Readiness:** 29 (all websites 31) ### Most used in UI Libraries 1. [Lucide](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/lucide): 12% (1,958) 2. [shadcn/ui](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/shadcn-ui): 7.7% (1,303) 3. [Radix UI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/radix-ui): 6.6% (1,107) 4. [React Hook Form](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/react-hook-form): 5.6% (949) 5. [React Router](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/react-router): 5.0% (838) 6. [Redux](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/redux): 2.3% (386) 7. [TanStack Query](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/tanstack-query): 1.9% (324) 8. [Emotion](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/emotion): 1.9% (319) 9. [Three.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/three-js): 1.7% (285) 10. [Styled Components](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/styled-components): 1.5% (258) ## Zustand versions and release history 6 release lines since 2019, as listed by the npm registry. The latest version is 5.1.0, released 6 Nov 2026. | Version | Released | Latest release | Releases | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 5 | 14 Oct 2024 | 5.1.0 (6 Nov 2026) | 18 | | 4 | 26 Jul 2022 | 4.5.7 (15 May 2025) | 34 | | 3 | 17 Aug 2020 | 3.7.2 (7 Apr 2022) | 45 | | 2 | 9 Oct 2019 | 2.2.4 (9 Aug 2020) | 7 | | 1 | 28 Jun 2019 | 1.0.7 (23 Aug 2019) | 8 | | 0.x (before 1.0) | 9 Apr 2019 | 0.2.2 (22 Jun 2019) | 13 | Sources: [npm registry, package zustand](https://www.npmjs.com/package/zustand), checked 8 Nov 2026. ## Other technologies in UI Libraries - [Chart.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/chart-js): 1.4% of websites - [Zod](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/zod): 1.3% of websites - [MUI (Material UI)](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/mui): 1.2% of websites - [DaisyUI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/daisyui): <1% of websites - [Chakra UI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/chakra-ui): <1% of websites - [Headless UI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/headless-ui): <1% of websites - [Framer Motion](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/framer-motion): <1% of websites - [Ant Design](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/ant-design): <1% of websites - [Mantine](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/mantine): <1% of websites - [Recharts](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/recharts): <1% of websites - [D3.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/d3-js): <1% of websites - [NextUI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/nextui): <1% of websites [All 28 in UI Libraries](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui) ## Questions about Zustand ### What is Zustand? A small state-management library for React without boilerplate: one hook, one store. Replaces Redux wherever state must be shared between components without a heavy architecture. The be1st catalog lists Zustand under UI Libraries. License of Zustand: MIT. ### What is the latest version of Zustand? The latest version of Zustand is 5.1.0, released 6 Nov 2026 (source: npm registry, package zustand). ### How many websites use Zustand? 163 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Zustand (<1%), as of 8 Nov 2026. ### When was Zustand first released? Zustand was first released in 2019. ### Is Zustand still a modern choice? Yes. Zustand counts as a modern technology. The most widespread lightweight alternative to Redux; from the authors of react-three-fiber (pmndrs). ### What are the alternatives to Zustand? Technologies that do the same job as Zustand include Redux. Numbers: latest audit of each of 16,845 websites audited by be1st, as of 8 Nov 2026.