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Keysight Oscilloscopes vs National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Keysight Oscilloscopes
Ranking in Oscilloscopes
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
National Instruments (NI) O...
Ranking in Oscilloscopes
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Oscilloscopes category, the mindshare of Keysight Oscilloscopes is 14.8%, up from 10.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes is 3.5%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Oscilloscopes Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Keysight Oscilloscopes14.8%
National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes3.5%
Other81.7%
Oscilloscopes
 

Featured Reviews

AC
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.
AA
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"When it comes to grabbing precise technical data, having an ecosystem of logging it correctly and working with the diagnostics, they are probably the industry leaders in the field."
"While it depends on the field, the learning curve is usually really quick."
"The jitter management from Keysight is very smart, as it can capture the jitter very quickly and provide some statistical analysis, which is awesome."
"Keysight is number one and top of the line."
"We rely on the data and we make our design calls, risk-assessment, all based on the measurements that we take with the Keysight equipment."
"It has the highest bandwidth and resolution on the market."
"The user interface is simple and straightforward, so I can easily measure frequency, time, and other complex measurements."
"It does everything that I need it to with the PLTS software and the network analyzer software."
"We haven't need technical support yet because all documentation is well done and there."
"The user interface is very good, easy to understand, and easy to operate."
"Most of the features are on the screen itself. The naming convention makes it very easy to understand what is needed."
"The learning curve was really fast, which was also the reason for saving a lot on the budget."
"Using this product is helpful, so I would recommend it to people at any other company."
"It speeds up the process to develop test software."
"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."
 

Cons

"I would like more accuracy, particularly for multiport measurements."
"The technical support is okay, but sometimes they are on a different page than us. If it is something wrong with the scope, they are okay. However, if something technical goes wrong, like the calibration, it is hard to get the information that we need because it is hard to share everything and explain all the measurements in real-time."
"Everybody is looking for more automation support, so that if they can incorporate more protocols. It makes it easier."
"If the simulation runs for a long time, it will suddenly crash."
"The user interface can be buggy at times. But I'm an engineer, I figure out how to get around them pretty easily so that's not that much of a concern."
"We are using this product to support connected devices for IoT development, but we need more automation."
"We tried to connect multiple computers with a KVM switch but we could not do that using Keysight VNA."
"It needs more flexible probing solutions, especially for the complex ICs."
"There is a learning curve. It takes one to two months to get acclimated to the tool."
"There is a learning curve. It might take a year if you're not well-versed with it."
"The software has room for improvement."
"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."
"I would like to see them increase the productivity and auxiliary functions."
"National Instruments needs to be focusing on its 5G RF applications."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It would be good if it were a little bit cheaper, of course."
"The cost is always a struggle. We always wish that we could do more for less."
"It's very expensive because this type of equipment is not so common. For a company buying it, this is a big investment."
"Keysight is on the high side. If they could make the price lower without sacrificing the quality that would be great."
"Pricing can be improved a bit. They try to make the pricing competitive but I think there are times that the competitors have good pricing."
"The major factor influencing the decision-makers is the price."
"If we rented the product, it would be more affordable than buying new."
"The pricing is good for what they offer."
"These products are a very low-cost, effective alternative to traditional Big Iron ATE hardware."
"I would like more competitive pricing."
"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 a bit expensive. However, you get the entire package, not just the box. It's a box which supports older releases."
"I have saved almost 50 percent of my total budget for a project by using their products."
"It's reasonably priced for what we spend our money on in the lab. It's one of the lower-end purchases."
"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
13%
Retailer
12%
Legal Firm
7%
Healthcare Company
6%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise18
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Large Enterprise7
 

Also Known As

InfiniiVision Series, Infiniium Series
NI Oscilloscopes
 

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Sample Customers

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