Cookies vs SessionStorage

Developers should learn about cookies when building web applications that require user authentication, session management, or personalization features, such as e-commerce sites or social media platforms meets developers should use sessionstorage when they need to store temporary, client-side data that should be cleared when the browser tab or window is closed, such as saving form data to prevent loss on page refresh, managing user interface state (e. Here's our take.

Cookies

Nice Pick

Developers should learn about cookies when building web applications that require user authentication, session management, or personalization features, such as e-commerce sites or social media platforms

Pros

• They are essential for implementing features like 'remember me' functionality, shopping carts, and user-specific settings, though modern alternatives like localStorage and sessionStorage are often preferred for non-sensitive data due to better performance and security considerations
• Related to: http, session-management

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

SessionStorage

Developers should use SessionStorage when they need to store temporary, client-side data that should be cleared when the browser tab or window is closed, such as saving form data to prevent loss on page refresh, managing user interface state (e

Pros

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• Related to: localstorage, cookies

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

These tools serve different purposes. Cookies is a concept while SessionStorage is a web-api. We picked Cookies based on overall popularity, but your choice depends on what you're building.

The Bottom Line

Cookies wins

Based on overall popularity. Cookies is more widely used, but SessionStorage excels in its own space.