Keysight Oscilloscopes vs National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes comparison

Keysight Technologies and NI (National Instruments) are both solutions in the Oscilloscopes category. Keysight Technologies is ranked #4, while NI (National Instruments) is ranked #7. Keysight Technologies holds a 14.7% mindshare in O, compared to NI (National Instruments)’s 2.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Keysight Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of NI (National Instruments) users who would recommend it.

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92% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Keysight Oscilloscopes and National Instruments (NI) 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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Keysight Oscilloscopes vs. National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes

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Categories and Ranking

Keysight Oscilloscopes

Ranking in Oscilloscopes

4th

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

National Instruments (NI) O...

Ranking in Oscilloscopes

7th

Average Rating

8.6

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 Keysight Oscilloscopes is 14.7%, up from 10.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes is 2.8%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Oscilloscopes Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Keysight Oscilloscopes	14.7%
National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes	2.8%
Other	82.5%

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Amit Chowdhry

Principal at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

The technical support ecosystem is what really makes it good.

Because they're such a big industry standard name, their products are standardized across many customers, which is why people own these products. The customer support is very good. If you need an application to do any measurement, you can easily get a hold of people to help you with it. This is a whole ecosystem. The user interface is top-notch in the industry.

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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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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"But I would highly recommend this product."

"The user interface has never been better. They improved it a few years ago with a more modern oscilloscope interface and it's easier to use, even for more junior people in our lab."

"It does everything that I need it to with the PLTS software and the network analyzer software."

"Because they're such a big industry standard name, their products are standardized across many customers, which is why people own these products."

"Its versatility and accuracy are the most valuable features."

"The Keysight Ecal feature has made it very easy for me to do calibrations."

"Their software and hardware are integrated, so we don't have to spend a lot of time processing the data."

"It's easier to automate and connect with multiple devices, and at the same time with laptops."

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"Go with their products."

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

"It speeds up the process to develop test software."

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

"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, their boards are reliable, we buy boards from them, they are reliable, and we don't have problems with them."

"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."

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Cons

"The user interface has a load of features that come with it, which is why it is an eight out of ten."

"Some of the models have only two ports. It takes much longer to use a two-port. If they had a four-port, it would be much better."

"There is a learning curve depends on the client that I am working with. E.g., if I'm working with a client, and they have a test and measurement equipment company, when I go to another company, the new company may not be using the same model."

"If the simulation runs for a long time, it will suddenly crash."

"If the simulation runs for a long time, it will suddenly crash. If they can debug that, the product would be better."

"Everybody is looking for more automation support, so that if they can incorporate more protocols. It makes it easier."

"The user interface is not that good. It's not very intuitive. It's functional, but it's not designed for ease of operation. It's designed for functionality."

"There is room for improvement in the upgradability of the products. When we buy a platform, we would like that platform to survive two or three generations, because it is very expensive."

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"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."

"The software has room for improvement."

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

"I would like more competitive pricing."

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

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It would be good if it were a little bit cheaper, of course."

"The pricing is good for what they offer."

"The major factor influencing the decision-makers is the price."

"The price is affordable for us, but for smaller companies, probably not."

"The pricing is always high."

"Keysight is on the high side. If they could make the price lower without sacrificing the quality that would be great."

"It's very expensive."

"They're not cheap."

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

"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 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."

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

"I would like more competitive pricing."

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

"The pricing was good. Compared to the others, it was very good."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

14%

Retailer

12%

Legal Firm

Healthcare Company

No data available

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	18

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Large Enterprise	7

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Also Known As

InfiniiVision Series, Infiniium Series

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Overview

More engineers are switching to Keysight oscilloscopes because they help you:

Get your products to market faster with award-winning oscilloscopes that offer the fastest update rates, the deepest memory, the industry’s only capacitive touch screen, and the most oscilloscope software options.
Produce the highest-performing products with measurements you can trust thanks to oscilloscopes with industry-leading signal integrity and the largest selection of oscilloscope probes.
Achieve the lowest cost of ownership with multiple instruments in one mainframe and easy upgrades.
Get a compact instrument with zero compromise in functionality with the Keysight Streamline Series USB oscilloscopes.

Keysight Technologies

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

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