National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes Reviews

Name: National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes
Brand: National Instruments
Rating: 4.3 (10 reviews)

4.3 out of 5

10 reviews
92% willing to recommend

What is National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes?

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

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National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes is the #7 ranked solution in top Oscilloscope vendors. PeerSpot users give National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes an average rating of 8.6 out of 10. National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes is most commonly compared to Tektronix Oscilloscopes: National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes vs Tektronix Oscilloscopes.

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SeniorEn6bfd

Senior Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

The application space that this solution targets is 5G and high-speed systems. 5G is where we are developing some chips to test whether it prequalifies for a necessary requirement before we embed it into our box. Then, in high-speed systems, we're still figuring out how exactly we're going to test this out, but it should be also on prequalification. We are not using this product to support connected devices for IoT development nor are we planning to going forward. We are measuring millimeter wave signals. My colleague deals with the automation of the test systems. The user interface is okay.

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SignalInc769

Signal Integrity Engineer at Huawei Technologies

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 switch back and forth between the old version and the next generation. Therefore, I would like to see more integration of the old program's features into the next generation, because the next generation is not as feature-packed as the old version. I've had issues with getting different vendors' drivers working with LabVIEW. Some VISA drivers work better than others from different companies. I would like more plug and play,

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Applicat5b69

Applications Engineer at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees

The product is good and mature. Know your end product and what you need to do before you invest in the system. You need to be sure that it will work for you because it is a low-cost alternative. The application space that this solution targets is semi-conductor tests. This is a system for testing computer chips. We use it to measure the following signals: RF, analog, and digital. The signals enable IoT and RF products, and also MEMS sensor devices.

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National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes mindshare

As of May 2025, the mindshare of National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes in the Oscilloscopes category stands at 0.8%, down from 1.3% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Valuable Features

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

Room for Improvement

"I would like to have more RF. They're going that way, but still there is some work that they have to do."
"The software has room for improvement."
"I would like more speed and a reduction in size."

Pricing

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

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