--- title: Should You Use React-Query? | daily.dev description: React Query may not be the ultimate solution to state management and data fetching in React apps. It simplifies data loading but complicates the handoff and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/should-you-use-react-query--ppnqlk8uw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Should You Use React-Query? | daily.dev og:description: React Query may not be the ultimate solution to state management and data fetching in React apps. It simplifies data loading but complicates the handoff and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/should-you-use-react-query--ppnqlk8uw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/PpnqlK8UW.png og:image:alt: Should You Use React-Query? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Should You Use React-Query? **[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · 2 min read · 90 upvotes · 8 comments ## Summary React Query may not be the ultimate solution to state management and data fetching in React apps. It simplifies data loading but complicates the handoff and pickup of data. It's important to critically evaluate if it truly solves your problems or just shifts them around. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@jasberry** · 3 upvotes > I've got a question, it's pointless to use React Query with Next.js app, yes ? **@zhenyagoroh** · 0 upvotes > Good article, but React Query still the most popular and convenient lib for data fetching and providing state management at the same time. > @skydiver Are there any alternative libs for data fetching that are better than RQ or are there any good approaches to fetch data in vanilla react? Idea for a new article 😉 **@talhamaqsood890** · 0 upvotes > Made my life easier for sure, ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#react](https://daily.dev/tags/react), [#react-query](https://daily.dev/tags/react-query) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/should-you-use-react-query--ppnqlk8uw) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Should You Use React-Query?","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/should-you-use-react-query--ppnqlk8uw","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/should-you-use-react-query--ppnqlk8uw"},"datePublished":"2024-03-07T03:57:04.717Z","dateModified":"2024-05-09T08:20:02.615Z","description":"React Query may not be the ultimate solution to state management and data fetching in React apps. 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