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Tektronix Oscilloscopes vs Teledyne LeCroy Oscilloscopes comparison

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

Categories and Ranking

Tektronix Oscilloscopes
Ranking in Oscilloscopes
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Teledyne LeCroy Oscilloscopes
Ranking in Oscilloscopes
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Oscilloscopes category, the mindshare of Tektronix Oscilloscopes is 14.8%, down from 17.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Teledyne LeCroy Oscilloscopes is 9.7%, up from 8.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Oscilloscopes Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Tektronix Oscilloscopes14.8%
Teledyne LeCroy Oscilloscopes9.7%
Other75.5%
Oscilloscopes
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Engineerc98d - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer at a tech company with 51-200 employees
It has helped me to improve my design on PCIe PETracers, but I need more technical details on what each packet represents
We are using it for debugging PCIe PETracers. We are using it to measure PCI Express signals. We are using it to support connect devices in enterprise products Checking how many errors were on the channel by using the protocol analyzer has helped me to improve my design on PCIe PETracers. The…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is easy to handle, so everyone likes to use it."
"When I was looking for a scope for that lab, that five subdivisions per division was important."
"It is a very capable instrument; it really does the job."
"Valuable features include that it's multi-channel... and has bandwidth filtering. The user interface is good."
"The user interface is good."
"The Ipath and measurements are fantastic and simple to implement."
"It works really well for general lab stuff, general testing, prototype and measurement."
"Because it can detect both frequency and time domains simultaneously, if I want to check I send a command to the device and I can look at the frequency output."
"It has a nice high-resolution screen. It is easy to set up the scope triggers, has a lot of scope trigger options for capturing waveforms, and seamlessly goes into the spectrum analysis mode."
"I would totally recommend this product."
"Checking how many errors were on the channel by using the protocol analyzer has helped me to improve my design on PCIe PETracers."
"We are able to capture the transient domain accurately. There are some technical features where you can do FFT."
"The most valuable feature is the Protocol Analyzer for protocol testing, and the user interface is good, neat, intuitive, and easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is the embedded protocol analysis."
"By pre-qualifying test devices with the tool, we're able to go back and make design changes before committing to silicon."
"We heavily use it to validate the design assumption, and in many cases, it was able to point out things that were not available to us in simulation."
 

Cons

"I want the system to have a wider bandwidth because high-speed continues to move faster, so there is more bandwidth to cover."
"It needs one button and every time you push it, you get whatever you need."
"The pricing is very expensive."
"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."
"In terms of room for improvement, it's a powerful scope. But, the power of the computer inside is weak."
"There are other devices out there which are more capable, offering more features, with as good quality tech support."
"I use microservices, but you cannot really probe it, since the technology is not really there."
"The power of the computer inside is weak. Sometimes I send a lot of data and I'll feel the lag... I would like to see them improve the processing power."
"They could always work on the software stability of the products, particularly now that everything has switched over to a Windows-based interface. It creates a lot of crashes and bugs, which typically is a problem among all instruments."
"The interconnect methods to the device are a little limited right now. I'd like to see other ways of being able to connect to the device."
"Since we do a lot of post processing when we download our waveforms to our computers, we need more post processing capabilities."
"I would like more technical details on what each packet represents and more information on the flow."
"I would like them to be current with the latest standards. So, as soon as a new standard comes in, ensure that it gets rolled into the existing software."
"I would like them to add more post processing capabilities (e.g., with new product specifications)."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is very expensive."
"It's cost-effective... It might cost a lot of money, but if we need it we buy it."
"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."
"In the 100 gigabit Ethernet and 400 gigabit Ethernet category, everything is in the multi-hundred thousand dollar range, so it was fair pricing because everything is expensive."
"They have academic pricing which is helpful."
"The pricing is okay. It was within our budget."
"We demoed the product before purchasing it."
"It could always be cheaper."
"The bandwidth is pretty expensive on these instruments, so we typically use it all."
"They're fairly competitive for pricing across the industry."
"I would like them to include a lot of the add-on options as part of the package. Typically, we start in at a price, and by the time we add up all the options that we need which are available, we are at double or triple the original price."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
15%
University
10%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
17%
University
10%
Educational Organization
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise19
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise4
 

Also Known As

TBS Series, TDS Series, MDO Series, MSO Series
WaveSurfer Series, HDO Series
 

Overview

Find out what your peers are saying about Tektronix Oscilloscopes vs. Teledyne LeCroy Oscilloscopes and other solutions. Updated: September 2026.
921,148 professionals have used our research since 2012.