National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes vs Tektronix Oscilloscopes comparison

NI (National Instruments) and Tektronix are both solutions in the Oscilloscopes category. NI (National Instruments) is ranked #7, while Tektronix is ranked #3. NI (National Instruments) holds a 2.3% mindshare in O, compared to Tektronix’s 18.0% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of NI (National Instruments) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Tektronix users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes and Tektronix Oscilloscopes based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Oscilloscopes solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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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

Tektronix Oscilloscopes

Ranking in Oscilloscopes

3rd

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Oscilloscopes category, the mindshare of National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes is 2.3%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tektronix Oscilloscopes is 18.0%, up from 15.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Oscilloscopes Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Tektronix Oscilloscopes	18.0%
National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes	2.3%
Other	79.7%

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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Hor Lam Cheuk

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.

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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

"Because their view is a graphical user interface (GUI), it's very easy to program the tool."

"Most of the features are on the screen itself. The naming convention makes it very easy to understand what is needed."

"I can automate a lot of testing very quickly. With just a push of a button, I can test hundreds of different scenarios without having to do all that manual testing myself."

"It makes programming simpler."

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

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

"The user interface is very good, easy to understand, and easy to operate."

"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."

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"Tektronix is robust and reliable. It's a hammer-resistant machine, a fact which is most important on our manufacturing floor."

"It has very fast response with deep memory."

"Valuable features include that it's multi-channel... and has bandwidth filtering. The user interface is good."

"The Tektronix user interface is like an Apple iPhone, but for oscilloscopes. It is simple to use."

"It is easy to handle, so everyone likes to use it."

"The user interface is excellent. The GUI is so self-explanatory and there are the same knobs everywhere; the design is a standard design line."

"We have multiple systems for manufacturing tests, and it's critical for our support. The support increases our productivity."

"Being able to monitor data from a CAN bus while the vehicle is running will cut down a lot of the feedback for the design mode."

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Cons

"The software has room for improvement."

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

"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 takes one to two months to get acclimated to the tool."

"I would like to have more RF. They're going that way, but still there is some work that they have to do."

"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."

"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 more speed and a reduction in size."

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"There are other devices out there which are more capable, offering more features, with as good quality tech support."

"It needs one button and every time you push it, you get whatever you need."

"I use microservices, but you cannot really probe it, since the technology is not really there."

"The ruggedness could be improved."

"I would like to see an app from this company for test fixtures."

"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."

"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."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost of the equipment has room for improvement. The pricing could improve."

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

"It's a bit expensive. However, you get the entire package, not just the box. It's a box which supports older releases."

"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."

"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."

"These products are a very low-cost, effective alternative to traditional Big Iron ATE hardware."

"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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"It costs a quarter of a million. This technology is not cheap."

"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."

"The pricing is not too high and not too low."

"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."

"We demoed the product before purchasing it."

"They have academic pricing which is helpful."

"I would like to see a lower price."

"The cost has room for improvement. Though compared to other companies, it's okay."

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Manufacturing Company

14%

University

13%

Educational Organization

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Large Enterprise	7

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	19

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Also Known As

NI Oscilloscopes

TBS Series, TDS Series, MDO Series, MSO Series

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8 out of 10 engineers around the world trust Tektronix to help them debug and test tomorrow's designs faster. With the broadest portfolio of digital oscilloscopes available, the richest set of product features, the most extensive analysis capability and our award-winning service and support, Tektronix has the right oscilloscope to meet your needs.

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