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Rohde & Schwarz Oscilloscopes vs Tektronix Oscilloscopes comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Rohde & Schwarz Oscilloscopes
Ranking in Oscilloscopes
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
12
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 March 2026, in the Oscilloscopes category, the mindshare of Rohde & Schwarz Oscilloscopes is 11.1%, up from 6.4% 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
ProductMindshare (%)
Tektronix Oscilloscopes17.8%
Rohde & Schwarz Oscilloscopes11.1%
Other71.1%
Oscilloscopes
 

Featured Reviews

BJ
Staff Transceiver Engineer at Xilinx, Inc.
With this machine, it's easier for us to debug or clarify where the noise source could be because of its accuracy
For the RF application, we care much about the crosstalk on our device and PCBs. Generally, what we can do with the other vendor's product is four-port measurement. It's a bit complicated for us and time consuming to combine all the crosstalk measurement together in a unified model. However, with this VNA, it is much easier because of its eight ports configuration. It's very stable because everything is done at the same time. This means within the test condition environment, everything is the same. This has increased accuracy and dramatically saved a lot of our time. We can do more experiments with this product than using other VNAs which have less ports.
HC
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Save up your money and get one."
"The product is quite reliable and straightforward to use. Typically, there are no households that we have to set up."
"It is a more efficient, easier way to do measurements."
"It has a very low noise floor."
"The instrument has a wide bandwidth, you can sweep across a wide range of frequencies, the resolution is good, and the accuracy is pretty good."
"The characterization of RF channels was helpful... The user interface was very simple to operate and there were a lot of tutorials."
"It has a very low noise floor."
"The ability to have both the time domain and frequency domain, where the frequency domain is a very broad spectral plot, is extremely valuable."
"It has a good user interface. It's easy to use, easy to read. It's intuitive."
"The most valuable features are its ease of use, user interface, and PAM-4. The user interface is good and easy to use."
"It works really well for general lab stuff, general testing, prototype and measurement."
"It takes 35 to 45 minutes to get acclimated to the solution."
"It provides you the best way to view information without opening multiple applications, like a single solution."
"This solution provides high confidence in the data being presented in the measurement to inform a design decision going forward."
"Time domain measurement is very accurate compared to other devices."
"The most valuable feature is the automation component in setting up some of these measurements."
 

Cons

"User interface is okay. I would probably rate it a seven out of ten."
"There was a learning curve. Their user interface and the way that their products work are not intuitive to somebody who switches from other vendors, like Keysight or LeCroy."
"We would like to have autotracking and auto error tracking for regression testing. We would like to know what error happened, when it happened, and during what scenario (such as setup), because right now we have to manually look at when it happened."
"I'm against the Windows-based tools. Now everybody is running scopes, VNAs, and all their tools based on Windows. I don't want to see that in the future."
"The Rohde & Schwarz user interface is very oriented towards drop and drag functions on the screen. Some of those are just not obvious how to use. You have to have somebody get you over the hump."
"The user interface of this solution is not that intuitive."
"They could use an RDA interface."
"Sometimes, it's difficult to find menus on the user interface."
"There are other devices out there which are more capable, offering more features, with as good quality tech support."
"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."
"The pricing is very expensive."
"They ended up having to replace the front panel which contains the circuitry on all of those scopes. That was a little disappointing."
"I would like if they could have more customer support engagement."
"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 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 was a learning curve, which was a little tricky at times."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"One of the things I liked less, not only me but also my company, was that Rohde & Schwarz are very expensive... There are solutions that are almost the same that sell at better prices."
"The pricing is very expensive."
"The pricing is way too expensive."
"The pricing is too high."
"Buying Rohde & Schwarz gear is like buying a Mercedes. It raises eyebrows when you're asking for that level of performance."
"The pricing is very competitive."
"If we are looking to purchase a product, we ask for a loaner for a month or so to test it out. Then, we will make a decision."
"The pricing is expensive, but very fair when you look at the technology that you are getting. These are higher-end pieces which have a ton of engineering in them that is not evident on the package. However, you could imagine the amount of time that the vendor has spent on the firmware, optimizing the internal layout, developing custom ICs, etc. They're releasing a mass produced product, but these things are built to last."
"We demoed the product before purchasing it."
"They have academic pricing which is helpful."
"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."
"Pricing could be lower. I would want to buy it for an extremely, low price, but Tektronix is a high-end product."
"Tecktronix pricing tends to be pretty fair and reasonable with current market trends. They don't usually bump up the price too much."
"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."
"The cost has room for improvement. Though compared to other companies, it's okay."
"They're all pretty expensive. If everything costs that much, I suppose the pricing is fair."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
17%
Government
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Computer Software Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
15%
University
11%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Educational Organization
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise19
 

Also Known As

RT Series
TBS Series, TDS Series, MDO Series, MSO Series
 

Overview

Find out what your peers are saying about Rohde & Schwarz Oscilloscopes vs. Tektronix Oscilloscopes and other solutions. Updated: March 2026.
884,976 professionals have used our research since 2012.