National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes vs Tektronix Oscilloscopes comparison

National Instruments and Tektronix are both solutions in the Oscilloscopes category. National Instruments is ranked #7, while Tektronix is ranked #3. National Instruments holds a 0.8% mindshare in O, compared to Tektronix’s 14.9% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of National Instruments users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Tektronix users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

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

Find out in this report how the two Oscilloscopes solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes vs. Tektronix Oscilloscopes

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Categories and Ranking

National Instruments (NI) O...

Ranking in Oscilloscopes

7th

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Tektronix Oscilloscopes

Ranking in Oscilloscopes

3rd

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Oscilloscopes category, the mindshare of National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes is 0.8%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tektronix Oscilloscopes is 14.9%, down from 20.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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SeniorEn6bfd

Senior Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

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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Ron Olisar

SI Consultant at a energy/utilities company with 5,001-10,000 employees

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.

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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

"The integrated lateral view makes it easier to develop your test systems and test software flow."

"We haven't need technical support yet because all documentation is well done and there."

"It makes programming simpler."

"It took us less than a week to get integrated into the solution, which is very fast."

"The user interface is very good, easy to understand, and easy to operate."

"It helps us to save on our investment with a lot of the stuff that we buy, as we can find defects quickly."

"The user interface is absolutely great. It creates an easy working environment because it has well-integrated hardware and software. So, it is easy to use."

"The learning curve was really fast, which was also the reason for saving a lot on the budget."

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"Tektronix is robust and reliable. It's a hammer-resistant machine, a fact which is most important on our manufacturing floor."

"It has a good user interface. It's easy to use, easy to read. It's intuitive."

"Valuable features include that it's multi-channel... and has bandwidth filtering. The user interface is good."

"The user interface is good, not very complicated. It is very intuitive."

"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."

"When I was looking for a scope for that lab, that five subdivisions per division was important."

"B-scan is its most valuable feature."

"The Tektronix user interface is like an Apple iPhone, but for oscilloscopes. It is simple to use."

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Cons

"The software has room for improvement."

"I would like to see them increase the productivity and auxiliary functions."

"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."

"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."

"I would like more speed and a reduction in size."

"There is a learning curve. It might take a year if you're not well-versed with it."

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"I would like to see an app from this company for test fixtures."

"I wish we could turn off the automatic measurement feature of the oscilloscope, for teaching purposes."

"I would like to see more integration into machine learning because that's what we try to apply it to."

"I know you can get the Bit Masks but it's generally really expensive to get the eye diagrams and Bit Masks with it. I wish they were included or cheaper."

"There is room for improvement when it comes to the screen size. I don't really have a lot of complaints but screen size would be the biggest thing."

"I would like if they could have more customer support engagement."

"We would like more features for the CAN bus decoding, such as importing DDC files, which allows us to take the raw data and convert it into engineering units."

"There was a learning curve, which was a little tricky at times. Getting used to the GUI took time because we had to learn the different features."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost of the equipment has room for improvement. The pricing could improve."

"I would like more competitive pricing."

"I have saved almost 50 percent of my total budget for a project by using their products."

"It's a bit expensive. However, you get the entire package, not just the box. It's a box which supports older releases."

"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 price is a little steep. A lot of people, like our customers, use a different machine because of the price. The price has to come down a bit so we can do other tests without paying the equipment's high costs."

"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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"Tecktronix pricing tends to be pretty fair and reasonable with current market trends. They don't usually bump up the price too much."

"The cost has room for improvement. Though compared to other companies, it's okay."

"It costs a quarter of a million. This technology is not cheap."

"They're all pretty expensive. If everything costs that much, I suppose the pricing is fair."

"The pricing is not too high and not too low."

"The pricing is okay. It was within our budget."

"I would like to see a lower price."

"The prices are compatible with what they offer. Going forward, I would like them to become more competitive and dominant with their pricing in the market."

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Top Industries

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Legal Firm

31%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Healthcare Company

Manufacturing Company

17%

University

11%

Educational Organization

Computer Software Company

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Also Known As

NI Oscilloscopes

TBS Series, TDS Series, MDO Series, MSO Series

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

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8 out of 10 engineers around the world trust Tektronix to help them debug and test tomorrow's designs faster. With the broadest portfolio of digital oscilloscopes available, the richest set of product features, the most extensive analysis capability and our award-winning service and support, Tektronix has the right oscilloscope to meet your needs.

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