Comparison
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| x | rtk-query | react-query | apollo | urql |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| supported protocols | any, REST included | any, none included | GraphQL | GraphQL |
| api definition | declarative | on use | GraphQL schema | GraphQL schema |
| cache by | endpoint + serialized arguments | user-defined query-key | type/id | type/id? |
| invalidation strategy + refetching | declarative, by type and/or type/id | manual by cache key | automatic cache updates on per-entity level, manual query invalidation by cache key | declarative, by type OR automatic cache updates on per-entity level, manual query invalidation by cache key |
| polling | TODO | yes | yes | yes |
| parallel queries | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| dependent queries | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| skip queries | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| lagged queries | yes | yes | no | ? |
| auto garbage colleaction | yes | yes | no | ? |
| normalized caching | no | no | yes | yes |
| infinite scrolling | TODO | yes | requires manual code | ? |
| prefetching | yes | yes | yes | yes? |
| retrying | TODO | yes | requires manual code | ? |
| optimistic updates | no | can update cache by hand | optimisticResponse | ? |
| manual cache manipulation | please don't? | yes | yes | yes |
| platforms | hooks for react, everywhere redux works | hooks for react | various | various |