National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes vs ScopeMeter comparison

NI (National Instruments) and Fluke Corporation are both solutions in the Oscilloscopes category. NI (National Instruments) is ranked #7, while Fluke Corporation is ranked #10. NI (National Instruments) holds a 2.8% mindshare in O, compared to Fluke Corporation’s 2.0% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of NI (National Instruments) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Fluke Corporation 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 ScopeMeter 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

ScopeMeter

Ranking in Oscilloscopes

10th

Average Rating

8.0

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 ScopeMeter is 2.0%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Oscilloscopes Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes	2.8%
ScopeMeter	2.0%
Other	95.2%

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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Aziz Berkin Kocaay

Digital Design Engineer at a aerospace/defense firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

Maintenance is important with this type of product, and this product's battery life is very good

Adapting to the new products is taking some time, but this is normal procedure. The scopes should be more powerful for our tests. This is extremely important for our products. We need to reach the probing point in our products, and this is extremely hard for us sometimes. The user interface of the scopes could be simpler. Windows-based scopes could also be smaller.

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

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

"It helps us to save on our investment with a lot of the stuff that we buy, as we can find defects quickly."

"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."

"The learning curve was really fast, which was also the reason for saving a lot on the budget."

"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."

"I chose this solution because it integrates a lot of functionality in one piece of equipment."

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"Maintenance is important with this type of product, and this product's battery life is very good."

"Using the user interface is pretty easy to use. Everybody can use it in engineering area."

"Using the user interface is pretty easy to use; everybody can use it in the engineering area."

Cons

"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."

"There is a learning curve."

"There is a learning curve. It might take a year if you're not well-versed with it."

"I would like to see them increase the productivity and auxiliary functions."

"National Instruments needs to be focusing on its 5G RF applications."

"The price is a little steep."

"It took a good year until I felt proficient using the product, as it is a complex program."

More National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes cons

"The customer relationship should be more advanced/developed. Documents on the website should be more accessible and easily understandable."

"The scopes should be more powerful for our tests. This is extremely important for our products. We need to reach the probing point in our products, and this is extremely hard for us sometimes."

"The scopes should be more powerful for our tests. This is extremely important for our products."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"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."

"I would like more competitive pricing."

"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."

"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."

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

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Small Business	3
Large Enterprise	7

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Also Known As

NI Oscilloscopes

Fluke Oscilloscopes, ScopeMeter Portable Oscilloscopes, Fluke 190 Series II, Fluke 120B Series, Fluke MDA-500 Series

Overview

Turning powerful possibilities into real solutions with our open, software-defined platform for automated test and automated measurement systems.

NI (National Instruments)

ScopeMeter Portable Oscilloscopes take you into territory that standard bench oscilloscopes cant readily withstand, harsh, hazardous and dirty industrial environments. These hand-held instruments combine the performance of a bench oscilloscope with a multimeter and paperless recorder for installing, commissioning and maintaining industrial and electronic equipment out in the field. Fluke ScopeMeter test tools use a unique Connect-and-View mode to automatically and continuously setup the oscilloscope making them easy to use even on complex signals.

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