React hook form by react-hook-form
React Hooks for form state management and validation (Web + React Native)
About React hook form
From the project's README at github.com/react-hook-form/react-hook-form. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 45k | github.com/react-hook-form/react-hook-form |
| GitHub forks | 2.4k | github.com/react-hook-form/react-hook-form |
| NPM downloads (last month) | 212047k | react-hook-form |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 7.2 years | since Mar 2019 |
| Last commit | 3 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 605 | last: 5 days ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
| Funding links | 5 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
Security advisories
MAL-2026-2853. What people say on Hacker News
- Show HN: React-hook-form-persist – auto-persist your React Hook Form state
- Show HN: A Zod alternative with runtime schema introspection
- The tech stack I've been refining for 6 years
- Show HN: Open-source Next.js 15 boilerplate – auth, DB, intl, tests, monitoring
- Show HN: New NPM package: React Multistep Forms for customizable forms
Ready to self-host React hook form?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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