National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes vs Tektronix Oscilloscopes comparison

NI (National Instruments) and Tektronix are both solutions in the Oscilloscopes category. NI (National Instruments) is ranked #7, while Tektronix is ranked #3. NI (National Instruments) holds a 2.8% mindshare in O, compared to Tektronix’s 17.8% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of NI (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.

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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 2026, in the Oscilloscopes category, the mindshare of National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes is 2.8%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tektronix Oscilloscopes is 17.8%, up from 14.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Oscilloscopes Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Tektronix Oscilloscopes	17.8%
National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes	2.8%
Other	79.4%

Oscilloscopes

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Armando Arenai

Senior Technical Officer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

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

The use of this solution does require a specific mindset. Some people are not tailored for it. Try it. The learning curve is really fast, so it's easy to use. We are measuring RF signals, one-sided analog signals, and control loops for system controls. We are not using this product to support connected devices nor are we planning to going forward.

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Hor Lam Cheuk

Sr Engineer at a tech company with 5,001-10,000 employees

B-scan is its most valuable feature. However, we are looking for an Intel platform with the newest chipset.

Try it if it is within your budget. It is a good product. The learning curve is very quick. It takes about one or two days. While we have plans to use this product to support connect devices, we are not currently doing so. We are currently measuring signals from 3.0 and 4.0, and looking for 5.0.

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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 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."

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

"It makes programming simpler."

"Because their view is a graphical user interface (GUI), it's very easy to program the tool."

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

"I can automate a lot of testing very quickly. With just a push of a button, I can test hundreds of different scenarios without having to do all that manual testing myself."

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

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

"The user interface is good."

"The most valuable features are its ease of use, user interface, and PAM-4. The user interface is good and easy to use."

"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."

"We have multiple systems for manufacturing tests, and it's critical for our support. The support increases our productivity."

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

"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."

"The sensitivity of the trigger and the reliability are the most valuable features."

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Cons

"There is a learning curve. It takes one to two months to get acclimated to the tool."

"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."

"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 to have more RF. They're going that way, but still there is some work that they have to do."

"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."

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

"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."

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"The ruggedness could be improved."

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

"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."

"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."

"I use microservices, but you cannot really probe it, since the technology is not really there."

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

"On the source side, their AWGs don't have enough bandwidth. They need to increase the bandwidth of their AWGs, meaning they have to have a faster sample rate."

"I want the system to have a wider bandwidth because high-speed continues to move faster, so there is more bandwidth to cover."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"These products are a very low-cost, effective alternative to traditional Big Iron ATE hardware."

"It's reasonably priced for what we spend our money on in the lab. It's one of the lower-end purchases."

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

"The pricing was good. Compared to the others, it was very good."

"I would like more competitive pricing."

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

"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."

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

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

"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 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."

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

"It's available on the low-end scopes for free, but on the higher-end scopes, it is expensive. Therefore, it's a bit more difficult to make stuff work."

"I would like to see a lower price."

"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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Manufacturing Company

15%

University

11%

Comms Service Provider

Educational Organization

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

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Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Large Enterprise	7

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	19

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Also Known As

NI Oscilloscopes

TBS Series, TDS Series, MDO Series, MSO Series

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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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