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RIGOL Oscilloscopes vs Tektronix Oscilloscopes comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

RIGOL Oscilloscopes
Ranking in Oscilloscopes
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
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 October 2025, in the Oscilloscopes category, the mindshare of RIGOL Oscilloscopes is 20.7%, down from 22.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tektronix Oscilloscopes is 17.0%, up from 16.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Oscilloscopes Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
RIGOL Oscilloscopes20.7%
Tektronix Oscilloscopes17.0%
Other62.3%
Oscilloscopes
 

Featured Reviews

JP
The most valuable feature would be the bandwidth
It is a general purpose scope with 4-channel 300 MHz.  The application space that this solution targets is the embedded system of my products. Typically, the signals that we are measuring are digital, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), wireless, and Zigbee The most valuable feature would be the…
HC
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature would be the bandwidth."
"Time domain measurement is very accurate compared to other devices."
"When I was looking for a scope for that lab, that five subdivisions per division was important."
"The most valuable features are its ease of use, user interface, and PAM-4. The user interface is good and easy to use."
"It takes 35 to 45 minutes to get acclimated to the solution."
"B-scan is its most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature is the automation component in setting up some of these measurements."
"The Ipath and measurements are fantastic and simple to implement."
"This solution provides high confidence in the data being presented in the measurement to inform a design decision going forward."
 

Cons

"I had to change the probes to higher frequency probes."
"The memory needs improvement."
"I would like if they could have more customer support engagement."
"I use microservices, but you cannot really probe it, since the technology is not really there."
"The power of the computer inside is weak. Sometimes I send a lot of data and I'll feel the lag... I would like to see them improve the processing power."
"I am not utilizing the full bandwidth of this product."
"I would like to see more integration into machine learning because that's what we try to apply it to."
"I would like to see an app from this company for test fixtures."
"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."
"They need to add more memory to this machine."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing was good."
"For the 4-channel big display, you have to upgrade to 500 MHz."
"The pricing is very expensive."
"I would like to see a lower price."
"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."
"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."
"The pricing is okay. It was within our budget."
"It is a great price for a great product."
"We demoed the product before purchasing it."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Educational Organization
8%
University
8%
Manufacturing Company
14%
University
12%
Educational Organization
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise19
 

Also Known As

7000 Series, MSO5000 Series, 1000Z Series, DS6000 Series, 4000 Series, 2000 Series
TBS Series, TDS Series, MDO Series, MSO Series
 

Overview

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