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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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Senior Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes
Feb 24, 2019
Product version discussed: PXI
The integrated lateral view makes it easier to develop your test systems and test software flow

Pros

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

Cons

"There is a learning curve. It might take a year if you're not well-versed with it."
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Signal Integrity Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes
Feb 25, 2019
Product version discussed: LabVIEW
With just a push of a button, I can test hundreds of different scenarios

Pros

"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."

Cons

"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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Applications Engineer at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
Verified user of National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes
Feb 24, 2019
Product version discussed: NI STS
A very low-cost, effective alternative to traditional Big Iron ATE hardware

Pros

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

Cons

"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."
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Test Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes
Feb 24, 2019
Knowing the signal quality going into and coming out of a device helps in debugging

Pros

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

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."
AA
Senior Technical Officer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Verified user of National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes
Feb 27, 2019
I have saved almost 50 percent of my total budget for a project by using their products

Pros

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

Cons

"I would like to have more RF. They're going that way, but still there is some work that they have to do."
FG
Works at a manufacturing company with 11-50 employees
Verified user of National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes
Feb 26, 2019
Product version discussed: PXI 4000
It makes programming simpler, but the pricing could be improved

Pros

"It makes programming simpler."

Cons

"The software has room for improvement."
RM
Supply Chain Manager at a tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Verified user of National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes
Feb 25, 2019
They are good on delivery and their boards are reliable, but their pricing is not that competitive

Pros

"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."

Cons

"I would like more speed and a reduction in size. "
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Signal and Power Integrity Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes
Feb 25, 2019
Product version discussed: NetVue
It is easy to use and most of the functions are useful

Pros

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

Cons

"There is a learning curve. It takes one to two months to get acclimated to the tool."