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Rohde & Schwarz Oscilloscopes vs Tektronix Oscilloscopes comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Rohde & Schwarz Oscilloscopes
Ranking in Oscilloscopes
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Tektronix Oscilloscopes
Ranking in Oscilloscopes
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Oscilloscopes category, the mindshare of Rohde & Schwarz Oscilloscopes is 13.0%, up from 7.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tektronix Oscilloscopes is 15.3%, down from 16.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Oscilloscopes Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Rohde & Schwarz Oscilloscopes13.0%
Tektronix Oscilloscopes15.3%
Other71.7%
Oscilloscopes
 

Featured Reviews

SH
Works at Harrison Laboratories Inc
Designing audio circuits has benefited from rich measurements but reliability still needs improvement
A quick specific example of an electronic design task where I used Rohde & Schwarz Oscilloscopes is a digital amplifier. I found the basics for my needs to be met by Rohde & Schwarz Oscilloscopes, but it did have a nice large display. I liked the large display. It was reasonably intuitive for all that it did. I liked the fact that it had 16 extra digital inputs on the side that you could clip on to, so it had plenty of channels. It probably helped with specific tasks or saved me time due to the fact it had data recording. I could record data for a period of time. It had a long memory for a particular waveform.
HC
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Most of the features offered are free, like serial data analyzers or jitter measurements."
"The noise floor for reference clocks is pretty low, so this instrument is able to measure it where others cannot."
"The ability to have both the time domain and frequency domain, where the frequency domain is a very broad spectral plot, is extremely valuable."
"The noise sensitivity: It has a low noise floor."
"The most valuable features are the accuracy and repeatability."
"The characterization of RF channels was helpful... The user interface was very simple to operate and there were a lot of tutorials."
"The product is quite reliable and straightforward to use. Typically, there are no households that we have to set up."
"The instrument has a wide bandwidth, you can sweep across a wide range of frequencies, the resolution is good, and the accuracy is pretty good."
"They provide a great partnership with us."
"The most valuable feature is the automation component in setting up some of these measurements."
"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 Tektronix user interface is like an Apple iPhone, but for oscilloscopes. It is simple to use."
"Technical support is great."
"It provides you the best way to view information without opening multiple applications, like a single solution."
"Time domain measurement is very accurate compared to other devices."
"The user interface is good."
 

Cons

"There was a learning curve. Their user interface and the way that their products work are not intuitive to somebody who switches from other vendors, like Keysight or LeCroy."
"User interface is okay. I would probably rate it a seven out of ten."
"It has good performance, reliability, and support, but it is too expensive."
"The Rohde & Schwarz user interface is very oriented towards drop and drag functions on the screen. Some of those are just not obvious how to use. You have to have somebody get you over the hump."
"I paid too much for how much use I got out of it."
"The size of the unit is too big, too heavy. It has to be made more portable and smaller."
"The GUI could be improved since the hierarchy is a little complicated for the new users."
"I'm against the Windows-based tools. Now everybody is running scopes, VNAs, and all their tools based on Windows. I don't want to see that in the future."
"I would like to see a lower price."
"We would like more features for the CAN bus decoding, such as importing DDC files, which allows us to take the raw data and convert it into engineering units."
"It needs one button and every time you push it, you get whatever you need."
"They ended up having to replace the front panel which contains the circuitry on all of those scopes. That was a little disappointing."
"I would like to see some WiFi capabilities. I would like to upgrade equipment, and if I was in the U.S., I could do that with WiFi capabilities."
"There is room for improvement when it comes to the screen size. I don't really have a lot of complaints but screen size would be the biggest thing."
"I would like to see an app from this company for test fixtures."
"I am not utilizing the full bandwidth of this product."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is very expensive."
"The pricing is way too expensive."
"The pricing is expensive, but very fair when you look at the technology that you are getting. These are higher-end pieces which have a ton of engineering in them that is not evident on the package. However, you could imagine the amount of time that the vendor has spent on the firmware, optimizing the internal layout, developing custom ICs, etc. They're releasing a mass produced product, but these things are built to last."
"If we are looking to purchase a product, we ask for a loaner for a month or so to test it out. Then, we will make a decision."
"The pricing is too high."
"When we chose this, the price was really reasonable, and it is a high-end product. It had a high price, but we understood that because it has 8 port, the same noise floor (as the competition) with double the measurement capabilities and a cheaper price."
"The pricing is very competitive."
"One of the things I liked less, not only me but also my company, was that Rohde & Schwarz are very expensive... There are solutions that are almost the same that sell at better prices."
"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."
"It's available on the low-end scopes for free, but on the higher-end scopes, it is expensive. Therefore, it's a bit more difficult to make stuff work."
"Pricing could be lower. I would want to buy it for an extremely, low price, but Tektronix is a high-end product."
"The pricing is okay. It was within our budget."
"It could always be cheaper."
"Tecktronix pricing tends to be pretty fair and reasonable with current market trends. They don't usually bump up the price too much."
"They're all pretty expensive. If everything costs that much, I suppose the pricing is fair."
"The prices are compatible with what they offer. Going forward, I would like them to become more competitive and dominant with their pricing in the market."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
16%
Government
10%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
15%
University
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise19
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Rohde & Schwarz Oscilloscopes?
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What needs improvement with Rohde & Schwarz Oscilloscopes?
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My main use case for Rohde & Schwarz Oscilloscopes is electronic design work. A quick specific example of an electronic design task where I used Rohde & Schwarz Oscilloscopes is a digital a...
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Also Known As

RT Series
TBS Series, TDS Series, MDO Series, MSO Series
 

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