Top React Data Fetching Libraries

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  • SWR

    React Hooks for Data Fetching

    SWR (26k ⭐) -> A React Hooks library for data fetching, created by Next.js team, lightweight, and backend agnostic.

  • axios

    Promise based HTTP client for the browser and node.js

    Axios (99k ⭐) -> A promise-based isomorphic HTTP client which can run in the browser and NodeJS with the same codebase. On the server-side it uses the native NodeJS http module, while on the browser it uses XMLHttpRequests.

  • Amplication

    Amplication: open-source Node.js backend code generator. An open-source platform that helps developers build backends without spending time on boilerplate & repetitive coding. Including production-ready GraphQL & REST APIs, DB schema, DTOs, filtering, pagination, RBAC, & more.

  • react-relay

    Relay is a JavaScript framework for building data-driven React applications.

    Relay (17k ⭐) -> The production-ready GraphQL client for React, developed by Facebook, was designed to be performant from the ground up, built upon locally declaring data dependencies for components.

  • TanStack Query

    🤖 Powerful asynchronous state management, server-state utilities and data fetching for the web. TS/JS, React Query, Solid Query, Svelte Query and Vue Query.

    React Query (33k ⭐) -> A library handles fetching, caching, background updates and stale data out of the box with zero-configuration. It is backend agnostic so you can use React Query with literally any asynchronous data fetching client.

  • apollo-client

    :rocket:  A fully-featured, production ready caching GraphQL client for every UI framework and GraphQL server.

    Apollo Client (18k ⭐) -> A comprehensive state management library for JavaScript that enables you to manage both local and remote data with GraphQL. Use it to fetch, cache, and modify application data, all while automatically updating your UI.

  • urql

    The highly customizable and versatile GraphQL client with which you add on features like normalized caching as you grow.

    urql (8k ⭐) -> A highly customizable and versatile GraphQL client with which you add on features like normalized caching as you grow.

  • redux-toolkit

    The official, opinionated, batteries-included toolset for efficient Redux development

    RTK Query (9k ⭐) -> An optional addon included in the Redux Toolkit package, and its functionality is built on top of the other APIs in Redux Toolkit.

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    A Non-Cloud Alternative to Google Forms that has it all.. SurveyJS JavaScript libraries allow you to easily set up a robust form management system fully integrated into your IT infrastructure where users can create and edit multiple dynamic JSON-based forms in a no-code form builder. Learn more now.

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