Redux vs Redux Toolkit vs React Context

 

These are often confused.

Feature	Redux	Redux Toolkit	Context API
Purpose	State management	Simplifies Redux	Shares values in React tree
Boilerplate	More in traditional Redux	Less	Less
Middleware	Supported	Built-in defaults	Not built-in
DevTools	Supported	Integrated setup	No dedicated Redux DevTools
Async handling	Middleware required	Thunks, RTK Query	Manual implementation
Best use	Complex global state	Modern Redux apps	Simple shared state