Depends. If you’re using the app directory, then you may not even need a global state manager. I’ve used both in production and my takeaways are this:
- Redux has the larger community and more examples to pull from, but more complex to set up.
- Zustand is more lightweight and simple to use, but is definitively newer than Redux so there may some edge cases that aren’t as well documented.

Having used both, I personally prefer Zustand but I don’t think you can go wrong with either.

I also vote neither. Global state management is really a non-issue with server components.

I have to be doing something wrong because I can’t get other server components to share values and update. Is there some built in state management or something?

yep. its called searchParams and cookies 🙂

I didn’t think of cookies at all lol

I could set a cookie and access it pretty much anywhere I think

On the server

@European pilchard both of these videos are helpful in explaining how to use Zustand/Redux with server components. Hydration is key in RSCs:

https://youtu.be/OpMAH2hzKi8
https://youtu.be/dRLjoT4r-jc

Thanks you all :)