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Anritsu Oscilloscopes vs Tektronix Oscilloscopes comparison

 

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Executive Summary

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

Anritsu Oscilloscopes
Ranking in Oscilloscopes
9th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
6
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 Anritsu Oscilloscopes is 1.3%, up from 0.6% 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 (%)
Tektronix Oscilloscopes17.0%
Anritsu Oscilloscopes1.3%
Other81.7%
Oscilloscopes
 

Featured Reviews

IcValida9f6e - PeerSpot reviewer
The Pulse Pattern Generator and Error Detector are co-located, making it easier to use. However, I would like a better GUI.
Take a look and do some demos. It will help you decide whether to go with this equipment or not. It took us about a week to become acclimated to the solution. We are not using this product to support connected devices, e.g., IoT development, nor are we planning to going forward.
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

"We can extract signal loss, skew, DKDF... and the tool is very flexible."
"The jitter function included into the system has helped me in terms of improving the capabilities of our product."
"The user interface is easy, simple, and practical."
"The most valuable feature is its frequency range."
"It supports the PAM-4 encoding scheme. We use that to do our PAM-4 receiver validation."
"The Pulse Pattern Generator (PPG) and Error Detector are co-located, which makes it easier to use because I can just probe it directly on the PCB."
"It gives you the capability to increase the Tap levels and voltage strength more than what you have in your signal."
"It has very fast response with deep memory."
"The Ipath and measurements are fantastic and simple to implement."
"I haven't seen anything similar where it has a spectrum analyzer and regular scope together."
"The most valuable feature is the automation component in setting up some of these measurements."
"Valuable features include that it's multi-channel... and has bandwidth filtering. The user interface is good."
"It is easy to handle, so everyone likes to use it."
"Time domain measurement is very accurate compared to other devices."
"The Tektronix user interface is like an Apple iPhone, but for oscilloscopes. It is simple to use."
 

Cons

"Sometimes, the forms keep changing because of new product technology. If they could reduce the amount of change in the form, this would be good."
"I would like to see them improve the software. The new version can be improved. It's not quite stable. It restarts a lot."
"I would like a better GUI with navigation. This should make it easier to compare to competitors, like Textronix or Keysight."
"The user interface is a bit complicated because they have so many tabs. If they could simplify it, this would be helpful and appreciated."
"Right now, it's a minimal tool. They could make it more dynamic by adding dynamic features, which could help us with doing effective analysis."
"The product's antennas and radar applications need improvement."
"I would like the frequency range to be extended because of the speed. Electronics are moving forward to higher speeds, so it's better to have higher frequencies."
"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."
"We are looking for an Intel platform with the newest chipset."
"If you are dealing with time domain measurement, I strongly recommend using a vendor other than this company."
"I would like to see an app from this company for test fixtures."
"I use microservices, but you cannot really probe it, since the technology is not really there."
"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."
"I wish we could turn off the automatic measurement feature of the oscilloscope, for teaching purposes."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's very expensive equipment and cannot be upgraded after five years. If you buy equipment today, in five years, it won't be upgradeable. You have to upgrade it within the first five years that you buy it."
"It is expensive, but I guess that is why it works."
"I think everyone gets a demo before purchasing."
"Price-wise, it is much cheaper than its competitors."
"The first version of the product is always expensive, then once there is competition, it will be cheaper."
"The pricing is costly."
"Pricing is always expensive. It would be better if they lowered the price."
"We demoed the product before purchasing it."
"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."
"Pricing could be lower. I would want to buy it for an extremely, low price, but Tektronix is a high-end product."
"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."
"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."
"Isolated probes are good to have, as most of the scopes don't have it. It drives up the cost when you have to buy isolated probes."
"It could always be cheaper."
"The pricing is very expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
19%
Legal Firm
14%
Educational Organization
11%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Manufacturing Company
15%
University
12%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Educational Organization
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

BERTWave Series
TBS Series, TDS Series, MDO Series, MSO Series
 

Overview

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