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Keysight Oscilloscopes vs National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes comparison

Keysight Technologies and National Instruments are both solutions in the Oscilloscopes category. Keysight Technologies is ranked #4, while National Instruments is ranked #7. Keysight Technologies holds a 11.2% mindshare in O, compared to National Instruments’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Keysight Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of National Instruments users who would recommend it.
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100% willing to recommend
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92% willing to recommend
 

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We performed a comparison between Keysight Oscilloscopes and National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Keysight Oscilloscopes
Ranking in Oscilloscopes
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
National Instruments (NI) O...
Ranking in Oscilloscopes
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Oscilloscopes category, the mindshare of Keysight Oscilloscopes is 11.2%, down from 19.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes is 0.8%, down from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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RH
We are able to easily record and save our test setup
The most valuable features are its quality and reliability. The type of instrument they make is pretty much the industry standard and trustworthy. They align R&D and design their equipment well, including post-processing stuff. The user interface is getting better due to a lot of feedback from users. With testing getting more complicated these days, you have to go through a lot of different drop-down menus and then go through a lot of steps. It's hard to say there is an easy solution, but of course, from the user's point of view, we would like to have something as simple as possible. The good thing about the GUI interface which is, of course, software-based, is that you can record and save your test setup very easily.
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The integrated lateral view makes it easier to develop your test systems and test software flow
The application space that this solution targets is 5G and high-speed systems. 5G is where we are developing some chips to test whether it prequalifies for a necessary requirement before we embed it into our box. Then, in high-speed systems, we're still figuring out how exactly we're going to test this out, but it should be also on prequalification. We are not using this product to support connected devices for IoT development nor are we planning to going forward. We are measuring millimeter wave signals. My colleague deals with the automation of the test systems. The user interface is okay.
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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It's a one-stop solution. It does everything we need. The combined functionality is the biggest benefit."
"It breaks down all the parameters that we need to look at."
"While it depends on the field, the learning curve is usually really quick."
"It does everything that I need it to with the PLTS software and the network analyzer software."
"The user interface is simple and straightforward, so I can easily measure frequency, time, and other complex measurements."
"The most valuable features are its quality and reliability... The good thing about the GUI interface which is, of course, software-based, is that you can record and save your test setup."
"It can go up to a very high frequency, up to 120 gigahertz. And the user interface is really good. It's really easy to navigate."
"Before silicon came back, our customers' performance was affected. Using these tools, we are able to deliver performance to our customers."
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"The user interface is very good. Their boards are reliable. We buy boards from them, they are reliable, and we don't have problems with them."
"We haven't need technical support yet because all documentation is well done and there."
"It makes programming simpler."
"It saves me a lot of time. You can click a button and walk away, basically doing a week's worth of work in 20 minutes, it's a pretty good time saver."
"The learning curve was really fast, which was also the reason for saving a lot on the budget."
"It took us less than a week to get integrated into the solution, which is very fast."
"Because their view is a graphical user interface (GUI), it's very easy to program the tool."
"The integrated lateral view makes it easier to develop your test systems and test software flow."
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Cons

"They can improve, but I don't know how."
"The technical support is okay, but sometimes they are on a different page than us. If it is something wrong with the scope, they are okay. However, if something technical goes wrong, like the calibration, it is hard to get the information that we need because it is hard to share everything and explain all the measurements in real-time."
"Something I'd like to see is much better documentation and some good examples. That would be very helpful for a new user to get better at using the new test equipment."
"Sometimes, it's quite hard to get the technical support to come onsite. If we run into a hardware, measurement, or software issue, we may have to wait a long time for them to come."
"I would like be able to measure multi-lane simultaneously. Right now, the high-performance jitter solution measures one signal. I would like to capture many at the same time."
"Everybody is looking for more automation support, so that if they can incorporate more protocols. It makes it easier."
"There is a learning curve depends on the client that I am working with. E.g., if I'm working with a client, and they have a test and measurement equipment company, when I go to another company, the new company may not be using the same model."
"I would like them to build in more high-speed functions, such as FEC or PCIe, built into the array. PERT to be built-in for more specific product call. These would make our lives much easier."
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"It took a good year until I felt proficient using the product, as It is a complex program. Their newest version has a less steep learning curve, but back closer to 15 years ago, it was a lot less user-friendly."
"National Instruments needs to be focusing on its 5G RF applications. They are aware of this, and that's where most of their R&D is going."
"I would like to have more RF. They're going that way, but still there is some work that they have to do."
"I would like to see them increase the productivity and auxiliary functions."
"There is a learning curve. It might take a year if you're not well-versed with it."
"The software has room for improvement."
"There is a learning curve. It takes one to two months to get acclimated to the tool."
"I would like to see more of a tasking user base and documentation inside the instrument itself, rather than having to go online for it."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing can be improved a bit. They try to make the pricing competitive but I think there are times that the competitors have good pricing."
"The pricing is good for what they offer."
"If we rented the product, it would be more affordable than buying new."
"Our solution is upgradable. However, upgrading depends on how much money the company is willing to spend, because each upgrade will take a million dollars."
"We are looking at $600,000 and it's obviously expensive, but compared to others, everybody is in the same ballpark."
"The pricing is always high."
"The pricing is very expensive, but with leading technology, nothing is cheap."
"While I don't have transparency on the pricing, it works within my budget."
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"I would like more competitive pricing."
"I have saved almost 50 percent of my total budget for a project by using their products."
"These products are a very low-cost, effective alternative to traditional Big Iron ATE hardware."
"They have an initial investment cost, which is quite high. But, along the way, there is so much behind it that the product is really invaluable."
"The pricing was good. Compared to the others, it was very good."
"It's a bit expensive. However, you get the entire package, not just the box. It's a box which supports older releases."
"The cost of the equipment has room for improvement. The pricing could improve."
"It's reasonably priced for what we spend our money on in the lab. It's one of the lower-end purchases."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
17%
University
11%
Educational Organization
8%
Computer Software Company
6%
Legal Firm
27%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Healthcare Company
8%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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Overview

More engineers are switching to Keysight oscilloscopes because they help you:

  • Get your products to market faster with award-winning oscilloscopes that offer the fastest update rates, the deepest memory, the industry’s only capacitive touch screen, and the most oscilloscope software options.
  • Produce the highest-performing products with measurements you can trust thanks to oscilloscopes with industry-leading signal integrity and the largest selection of oscilloscope probes.
  • Achieve the lowest cost of ownership with multiple instruments in one mainframe and easy upgrades.
  • Get a compact instrument with zero compromise in functionality with the Keysight Streamline Series USB oscilloscopes.

Turning powerful possibilities into real solutions with our open, software-defined platform for automated test and automated measurement systems.

 

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