State Management · Senior · Question 39 of 75
SWR vs TanStack Query: what's a fair summary?
- ✓Correct answer: SWR is smaller and simpler; TanStack Query offers more built-in features (devtools, mutations, fine-grained cache control)
- 2SWR only works with Next.js, TanStack Query only with Vite
- 3TanStack Query can't do stale-while-revalidate
Explanation
Both implement stale-while-revalidate with deduplication and focus revalidation. TanStack Query has richer mutation lifecycles, query cancellation, infinite queries and official devtools; SWR wins on size and simplicity.