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Keysight Oscilloscopes vs National Instruments (NI) 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

Keysight Oscilloscopes
Ranking in Oscilloscopes
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
National Instruments (NI) O...
Ranking in Oscilloscopes
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Oscilloscopes category, the mindshare of Keysight Oscilloscopes is 14.8%, up from 10.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes is 3.5%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Oscilloscopes Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Keysight Oscilloscopes14.8%
National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes3.5%
Other81.7%
Oscilloscopes
 

Featured Reviews

AC
Principal at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
The technical support ecosystem is what really makes it good.
Because they're such a big industry standard name, their products are standardized across many customers, which is why people own these products. The customer support is very good. If you need an application to do any measurement, you can easily get a hold of people to help you with it. This is a whole ecosystem. The user interface is top-notch in the industry.
AA
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It does everything that I need it to with the PLTS software and the network analyzer software."
"It can go up to a very high frequency, up to 120 gigahertz. And the user interface is really good. It's really easy to navigate."
"It's very convenient because once we set up everything, we just queue our test plan and then are able to do whatever we want: embed with the key size and the PLOTS auto fix removal."
"The user interface is simple and straightforward, so I can easily measure frequency, time, and other complex measurements."
"The user interface is nice. It describes the output well, so it's easy to use."
"Its 4 port has true differential with quite a few de-embedding features. It goes up to 40 GHz with high performance."
"The user interface has never been better; they improved it a few years ago with a more modern oscilloscope interface and it's easier to use, even for more junior people in our lab."
"While it depends on the field, the learning curve is usually really quick."
"It makes programming simpler."
"Because their view is a graphical user interface (GUI), it's very easy to program the tool."
"Because their view is a graphical user interface (GUI), it's very easy to program the tool."
"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 speeds up the process to develop test software."
"Using this product is helpful, so I would recommend it to people at any other company."
"It took us less than a week to get integrated into the solution, which is very fast."
"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."
 

Cons

"I would like more customized functions, so we can do the programming and definitions ourselves. There is an automation flow to capture this signal, and we would like to do this ourselves."
"It's very expensive because this type of equipment is not so common."
"The user interface has a load of features that come with it, which is why it is an eight out of ten."
"Something I'd like to see is much better documentation and some good examples. That would be very helpful for a new user to get better at using the new test equipment."
"The integration between different software and hardware panels could be improved. In the software, it's not as strong as the other solutions."
"There is room for improvement in the upgradability of the products. When we buy a platform, we would like that platform to survive two or three generations, because it is very expensive."
"I would like them to build in more high-speed functions, such as FEC or PCIe Gen5, built into the array."
"We tried to connect multiple computers with a KVM switch but we could not do that using Keysight VNA. Keysight VNA comes with the PC inside it. We have other equipment as well, and we tried to combine it so that we had one monitor to control everything. With Keysight we could not do it. That's something of an inconvenience."
"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 to see more of a tasking user base and documentation inside the instrument itself, rather than having to go online for it."
"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."
"There is a learning curve. It might take a year if you're not well-versed with it."
"The price is a little steep."
"I would like to see them increase the productivity and auxiliary functions."
"There is a learning curve. It takes one to two months to get acclimated to the tool."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"They're not cheap."
"Pricing can be improved a bit. They try to make the pricing competitive but I think there are times that the competitors have good pricing."
"It would be good if it were a little bit cheaper, of course."
"The major factor influencing the decision-makers is the price."
"The pricing is on the high side."
"The cost is always a struggle. We always wish that we could do more for less."
"The pricing is very expensive."
"It's very expensive."
"I have saved almost 50 percent of my total budget for a project by using their products."
"I would like more competitive pricing."
"It's reasonably priced for what we spend our money on in the lab. It's one of the lower-end purchases."
"The pricing was good. Compared to the others, it was very good."
"It's a bit expensive. However, you get the entire package, not just the box. It's a box which supports older releases."
"The cost of the equipment has room for improvement. The pricing could improve."
"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."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
14%
Retailer
12%
Legal Firm
7%
Healthcare Company
6%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise18
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Large Enterprise7
 

Also Known As

InfiniiVision Series, Infiniium Series
NI Oscilloscopes
 

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Sample Customers

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