Choosing Between useTransition and useDeferredValue
Learn when to use useTransition and when to use useDeferredValue by understanding how each manages concurrency and performance in React. Further, learn how they can work together in complex interfaces.
React gives us two tools: useTransition and useDeferredValue. Together, they form the backbone of React’s concurrency model, keeping our UIs both powerful and delightfully smooth even when the app is busy rendering. Both seem to solve the same problem:
“Keeping the interface responsive.”
Understanding the key difference
Although both Hooks aim to improve responsiveness in React apps, they do so in distinct ways.
The table below compares useTransition and useDeferredValue across different dimensions to help us decide which one fits a given scenario.