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Keysight Oscilloscopes vs Tektronix Oscilloscopes comparison

 

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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
Tektronix Oscilloscopes
Ranking in Oscilloscopes
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
23
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 Tektronix Oscilloscopes is 15.4%, down from 20.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Oscilloscopes
 

Featured Reviews

KR
Helps us ensure our materials' performance and DKDF measurements
I would definitely recommend trying this product. It's a really reliable and high-performance machine. In terms of a learning curve on the equipment, I had some training on the VNA before we purchased it, so for me training was done within a week or so. It was not really hard. But for colleagues, it took them some time to learn it. Upgrades are always welcome. Apart from VNA, we need to purchase all the fixtures, other equipment to connect to VNA. They are very expensive tools, and that's part of upgrading what we are doing in the lab. The solution, performance-wise is a ten out of ten. Price-wise, it's a six out of ten.
RO
Because it does a smart software trigger in the PAM-4 GUI, it's very easy to hook up
We are using the full bandwidth of the product. 70 gigahertz bandwidth for real-time scope is important. To get the step response, we need that excess bandwidth. If I wanted to get a 33 gigahertz bandwidth with a good step function, I would need that excess bandwidth so I can apply appropriate vessel filters. They do have optical front-ends which are optional. We are taking advantage of that. In certain, very specific ways, it's field upgradable. I would imagine when they have the next product that it goes to a higher sample rate, and that'll be a whole new product.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Their software and hardware are integrated, so we don't have to spend a lot of time processing the data."
"The Keysight Ecal feature has made it very easy for me to do calibrations."
"Before silicon came back, our customers' performance was affected. Using these tools, we are able to deliver performance to our customers."
"I use the serial decoder for the serial interfaces, which helps me debug my product quickly."
"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."
"Its versatility and accuracy are the most valuable features."
"It has the highest bandwidth and resolution on the market."
"It takes 35 to 45 minutes to get acclimated to the solution."
"This solution provides high confidence in the data being presented in the measurement to inform a design decision going forward."
"When I was looking for a scope for that lab, that five subdivisions per division was important."
"The user interface is excellent. The GUI is so self-explanatory and there are the same knobs everywhere; the design is a standard design line."
"It has digital scopes with a high bandwidth and digitized signal. It can do whatever you want with the signal. Since its user-friendly software allows you to work with the signal, which is pretty cool."
"The most valuable features are everything they do. We primarily use the O-scopes and they help us figure out what's going wrong with our scope out signals."
"It has a good user interface. It's easy to use, easy to read. It's intuitive."
"We have multiple systems for manufacturing tests, and it's critical for our support. The support increases our productivity."
 

Cons

"In terms of additional capabilities, I would like to see more touchscreen and a larger screen. That would help."
"The user interface can be buggy at times. But I'm an engineer, I figure out how to get around them pretty easily so that's not that much of a concern."
"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."
"Every component has a manufacturing tolerance. I hope Keysight software can help with the tolerance loss in manufacturing variance, which can be ten percent or five percent. In the real world, we cannot fire a really perfect test with very smooth impedance. I would like to see Keysight provide a solution to solve the issue of loss of manufacturing variance."
"We tried to connect multiple computers with a KVM switch but we could not do that using Keysight VNA. Keysight VNA comes with the PC inside it. We have other equipment as well, and we tried to combine it so that we had one monitor to control everything. With Keysight we could not do it. That's something of an inconvenience."
"I would like to see better post-processing data utility tools like a de-embedding."
"The user interface has a load of features that come with it, which is why it is an eight out of ten."
"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."
"I would like to see more integration into machine learning because that's what we try to apply it to."
"I would like if they could have more customer support engagement."
"I wish we could turn off the automatic measurement feature of the oscilloscope, for teaching purposes."
"I would like to see an app from this company for test fixtures."
"They need to add more memory to this machine."
"If they could make the user interface even more intuitive that would help. If they could make it easier to read, to know where the buttons are, that's all I need."
"I would like to see some WiFi capabilities. I would like to upgrade equipment, and if I was in the U.S., I could do that with WiFi capabilities."
"If you are dealing with time domain measurement, I strongly recommend using a vendor other than this company."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is very expensive."
"The cost is always a struggle. We always wish that we could do more for less."
"They're not cheap."
"While I don't have transparency on the pricing, it works within my budget."
"Keysight is on the high side. If they could make the price lower without sacrificing the quality that would be great."
"The pricing is good for what they offer."
"Pricing always is very expensive. There's no free lunch."
"The pricing is always high."
"It is a great price for a great product."
"Tektronix Oscilloscopes are really expensive for small businesses. The low-end scopes don't really compare performance-wise to what the other companies provide, like RIGOL . Mostly that just has to do with the software options."
"In the 100 gigabit Ethernet and 400 gigabit Ethernet category, everything is in the multi-hundred thousand dollar range, so it was fair pricing because everything is expensive."
"The pricing is very expensive."
"The pricing is okay. It was within our budget."
"Pricing could be lower. I would want to buy it for an extremely, low price, but Tektronix is a high-end product."
"They have academic pricing which is helpful."
"It's cost-effective... It might cost a lot of money, but if we need it we buy it."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
17%
University
11%
Educational Organization
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
18%
University
11%
Educational Organization
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Also Known As

InfiniiVision Series, Infiniium Series
TBS Series, TDS Series, MDO Series, MSO Series
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Nokia Bell Labs
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