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 2.8% mindshare in O, compared to Tektronix’s 17.8% 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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100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes and Tektronix Oscilloscopes 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

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 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 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
Product	Mindshare (%)
Tektronix Oscilloscopes	17.8%
National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes	2.8%
Other	79.4%

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

"Using this product is helpful, so I would recommend it to people at any other company."

"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."

"The user interface is absolutely great. It creates an easy working environment because it has well-integrated hardware and software. So, it is easy to use."

"We haven't need technical support yet because all documentation is well done and there."

"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."

"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."

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

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"Because it can detect both frequency and time domains simultaneously, if I want to check I send a command to the device and I can look at the frequency output."

"The user interface is good, not very complicated. It is very intuitive."

"I haven't seen anything similar where it has a spectrum analyzer and regular scope together."

"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."

"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."

"The user interface is good."

"When we connect Tektronix through our test boxes, that is the internet of things, because I have reached the Internet through the box."

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Cons

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

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

"I would like to have more RF."

"The price is a little steep."

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

"I would like more competitive pricing."

"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."

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

"They need to add more memory to this machine because at this time the machine can support random simulation to the power of 15 but realistically, in requests from our customers, we need it to the power of 31."

"There was a learning curve, which was a little tricky at times."

"I would like to see more integration into machine learning because that's what we try to apply it to."

"I know you can get the Bit Masks but it's generally really expensive to get the eye diagrams and Bit Masks with it."

"Tektronix Oscilloscopes are really expensive for small businesses."

"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."

"They ended up having to replace the front panel which contains the circuitry on all of those scopes. That was a little disappointing."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

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

"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."

"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."

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

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"The pricing is okay. It was within our budget."

"I would like to see a lower price."

"It's cost-effective... It might cost a lot of money, but if we need it we buy it."

"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."

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

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

"We demoed the product before purchasing it."

"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."

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Manufacturing Company

14%

University

11%

Comms Service Provider

Educational Organization

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

NI (National Instruments)

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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