Oscilloscope reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 195 Reddit reviews across 25 subreddits and 63 posts to rank the best Oscilloscope brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/ElectricalEngineering, r/AskElectronics, r/embedded, r/modular, r/oscilloscope. Top-rated brands include Rigol (4.4/5), Siglent (4.2/5), PicoScope (4.3/5).
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Reviews195
Subreddits25
Posts63
Brands60
Products53
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#1
Rigol
4.4
(38)
"Fantastic trade, 4 channels, very responsive and good price."
"They usually include a bunch of free upgrades. Check it out, it's a killer scope, hackable to full options and 350MHz bandwidth."
"Seconding the rigol ds1054Z. Absolutely love that thing. Best bang for your buck 4 channel oscilloscope."
"Used a coworker’s DHO800 at a lab once, it was fantastic. Loved how compact and high performance it was."
"Rigol DS1054Z is a very popular choice among hobbyists and students. Best investment."
"I *highly* recommend checking out the [Test Equipment forum on the EEVblog]... it is without a doubt the best place online to get unbiased recommendations about scopes."
"I have a Rigol paid around 300 for it and love it. 4 channels decent sampling rate. Best investment for my bench."
"You get far far more bang for the buck from the latest generation Rigol and Siglent."
"DHO802."
"In January 2024, the best low-end desktop scopes are currently Rigol DHO800 / DHO900 / DHO1000 12-bit families."
#2
Siglent
4.2
(34)
"I love it."
"I wholeheartedly recommend Siglent SDS1104x-e. Greatest value for money."
"I use it all day every day and frankly it's excellent value and quality."
"I **much** prefer the user interface of the Siglent ones to the Rigols."
"The siglent 1104x-e is amazing"
"I used to have rigol, now I switched to siglent. Siglent is more refined and the SW is less buggy for little extra cost."
"My choice for bang for buck is Siglent."
"Out of those options the siglent would probably be the best."
"Have a look at Siglent. I have the SDS1204X-E and like it."
"I am in your position too, and going to buy 4ch Siglent later this year. It's my preference only, ofc, and you might receive better recommendations. Siglent and Rigol are the names to look for in this price range."
#3
PicoScope
4.3
(12)
"For serious automotive work, picoscope is well loved for a USB scope."
"I have the PicoScope 2204A and I’m more that happy with it."
"A PicoScope 2206B would meet those requirements."
"If I had to buy one for myself I would buy something even smaller."
"I have a PicoScope, which is far less capable in many respects, but far nicer to use in others."
"I'm kinda surprised nobody recommended PicoScope"
"If you’ve already got a computer nearby, a picoscope might work for you."
"You could look at something like the picoscope 2000, it has decent bandwidth and a nice programming interface for a very decent price."
"You haven’t mentioned a budget, but I’d buy a cheap picoscope. It has a lot of functionality for the price."
"I've heard good things about the PicoScope (USB oscilloscope)."
#4
Hantek
3.7
(12)
"I highly recommend them."
"I just got a hantek 6022be off ebay for $60 that would work fine for what you need."
"I like my hantek just fine."
"Https://www.amazon.com/Hantek-Automotive-Oscilloscope-Detection-Programmable/dp/B09GYCZQD9"
"I got myself a USB one from hantek, it works well enough, only 2 channels and the bandwidth isnt that high but it does me fine."
"I bought a hantek handheld oscilloscope dmm signalgenerator from circuitspecialists and remember they had an automotive version."
"I have a Hantek 8-channel that I've been using since 2017 and it's really good for the price point."
"Looks like the cheap Hanteks are actually pretty decent."
"A USB Hantek oscilloscope would suffice from anything to do with audio, up to medium frequency electronics analysis."
"Hantek has a kit on Amazon for like $68USD. It's a 2 Channel 20Mgz. Just need a PC/laptop."
#5
Fluke
4.7
(9)
"I pay less than $1K for used 199C from eBay."
"I use a fluke 199C and also a newer fluke 190-204."
"We've got a 2 channel Fluke 190 that probably cost $7k USD."
"Obviously fluke's scopemeters such as top of the line FLUKE-190-504-III-S for example are pretty darn good ones except for the 6000€ price tag though you can get cheaper models for just 2 or 3000€."
"I got a 199c for about a grand secondhand."
"I've loved my Fluke 190-204."
"Just gonna have to get a decent second hand fluke."
"If you're patient, you can often find a deal. I just checked Amazon and searched for "scopemeter" and set the filter for used items, there are several listed as "like new" in the $1-2k range."
"Fluke is pretty much your only option for a decent industrial scope meter that can handle 1000V."
#6
Tektronix
3.9
(7)
"The holy grail is the Tektronix 602, but any old Tek analog CRT oscilloscope will do."
"It’s a bit pricier but I absolutely love the Tektronix 2 Series."
"Tektronix is a reliable brand; their prices start around $450."
"Plenty of deals on eBay. As far as brands: Tektronix, Keysight, HP, Fluke, Siglent, Rigol."
"Tektronics always had the best scopes."
"Tektronix isn’t very feature rich, but they do have custom chips inside so they have “”faster”” scopes with more waveforms per second if you’re into that stuff."
"I had a real oscilloscope (Tektronix 465) and I sold it and got a DSO138."
#7
Rigol DHO800
4.3
(4)
"In January 2024, the best low-end desktop scopes are currently Rigol DHO800 / DHO900 / DHO1000."
"Rigol 12bit digital scopes are currently onsale."
"Look into Rigol DHO800 series."
"The DHO800 series from Rigol looks quite good, tbh."
#8
Rigol 1054Z
4.3
(4)
"A Rigol 1054z or one of the new 800 series would be far better than the Owon or Hantek."
"Is a classic for beginners."
"I have a Rigol 1054Z but recently the Rigol DHO800 series was announced."
"Is a great entry level scope."
#9
Analog Discovery
3.8
(4)
"I would go with the analog discovery, if you’re going to be playing with audio, it has a crappy front end 30mhz and crap for memory. What it does have is bode plots 14bits adc many functions and a logic analyzer."
"Have you considered Analog Discovery kit… it has scope and logic analyzer…"
"Best bang for buck is the analog discovery 3, it's got a pretty good resolution and has a function generator and power supply."
"Get an analog discovery 3 and they sell a breadboard that plugs into the analog discovery for 125 bucks. Little bit cheaper, not as convenient but cheaper it is."
#10
Korg
4.7
(3)
"Korg NTS-2 perfectly designed for audio/music use."
"Korg make the cute little NTS-2, that you might find useful for ongoing future audio work."
"Personally I have my eye on the Korg nts-2."
#11
ZT 703S
4.0
(3)
"Go for it. The signal generator can be used for sweeping amplifiers, but much more useful is the fact it is 2 channel."
"A very good price for an entry-level oscilloscope and multimeter."
"Do you think the upgraded ZT-703S would be good?"
#12
Digilent
4.0
(3)
"Digilent Analog Discovery is a fantastic and very versatile piece of kit."
"You should consider something like the digilent analog discovery"
"Analog Discovery by Digilent. They used to be ~$200 with student discount."
#13
DSO138
3.3
(3)
"I found this cheap oscilloscope to be useful and suiting my needs, but I guess it’ll become less useful as one gets more serious with the work they do."
"I had that one as a first scope and it was... Fine."
"For hobby projects, a DSO138 will probably be sufficient."
#14
OWON
3.3
(3)
"I have an inexpensive OWON oscilloscope that I've been happy with."
"Owon costs half of that and has similar functionality/usage but may not be that friendly to use or have good support"
"The other majors are Hantek, Siglent, and Owon and their stuff seems to have a much lower Cat II rating: unsafe for the kind of work that we’re doing."
#15
Keysight
5.0
(2)
"The Keysight UXR1104a"
"Is the best low price oscilloscope for beginners XD."
#16
Saleae
4.5
(2)
"A Saleae is awesome for embedded software development."
"If you plan to go a lot of digital, the saleae make great logic analyzers."
#17
FNIRSI 1013D
4.5
(2)
"The FNIRSI 1013D oscilloscope has a lot of fantastic reviews on YouTube showing what it's actually capable of."
"I would recommend the FNIRSI 1013D from ali."
#18
Instek
4.5
(2)
"I have an Instek GDS-1104B and love it."
"Most of the very cheapest scopes don't have built-in serial protocol decoding."
#19
Pico
4.5
(2)
"I have the PicoScope 2204A and I’m more than happy with it."
"I’ve never used one, but pico scopes have a good reputation and might be a fit for you."
#20
MINIWARE
4.0
(2)
"MINIWARE Pocket Oscilloscope DS211 Portable Oscilloscope Mini Size Handheld Built in Rechargeable Battery 1 Channel 200Khz Bandwidth Entry Level Oscilloscope for Beginner"
"If you are looking for cheap, portable and functional try these. I have been using these for breadboarding for a few years."
#21
Poscope
4.0
(2)
"Poscope is good cheap usb alternative"
"Poscope is pretty good choice."
#22
Autel
4.0
(2)
"The best, cheapest scope I would recommend is an autel."
"Autel offers a scope that works with their scan tools. It works well enough as long as you are doing auto related stuff."
#23
Owon
4.0
(2)
"It's only two channels, but decently fast screen for a cheap digital."
"Have a look at the owon portable oscilloscope line. Under 300€, complete and easy to use."
#24
Generic Oscilloscope
2.5
(2)
"They have some cheap ones on Amazon that come in around under 200 bucks."
"If you really want a cheap decent one, I have heard of some that you can get on Amazon."
#25
Saleae Logic Analyzer
5.0
(1)
"A Saleae is awesome for embedded software development, and I find it to be way more useful than a traditional oscilloscope."
#26
DHO
5.0
(1)
"Don't get an 8bit scope at this point. Both DHO and SDS are perfect choices for home use."
#27
EEVblog
5.0
(1)
"The best place online for oscilloscope recommendations is the Test Equipment forum at the EEVblog."
#28
Rigol MSO5074
5.0
(1)
"Best deal you can get in a scope is to buy a Rigol MSO5074."
#29
MiniMeters
4.0
(1)
"MiniMeters isn't free but for $10 it does a lot."
#30
Tektronix 2213
4.0
(1)
"I switched back to my Tektronix 2213. Less bandwidth of 60MHz, but it's much better imo."
#31
Zoyi
4.0
(1)
"It can be had from AliExpress for about $95."
#32
Mordax
4.0
(1)
"If you're only interested in audio-rate stuff the mordax is more than good enough."
#33
Siglent SHS
4.0
(1)
"I use one of the recent siglent shs scopes. It's a reasonable knock off of a proper field scope."
#34
Branded Oscilloscope
4.0
(1)
"I recommend you to choose a branded scope from a proven manufacturer."
#35
EEVBlog Oscilloscope
4.0
(1)
"There are some good scopes in the $500-$600 price range."
#36
Pokit Pro
4.0
(1)
"This one may work for you."
#37
Red Pitaya
4.0
(1)
"Look at the red pitaya... the cheaper version doesnt hit your requirements."
#38
Pico 2000
4.0
(1)
"Pico 2000 family :: (10/25/50/70/100MHz 8-Bit 2/4-Chan Scope)"
#39
Rigol 1014D
4.0
(1)
"I have the 1014D and it works for me...simple, cheap and does the job."
#40
Owon HDS2102s
4.0
(1)
"I ended up getting the Owon HDS2102s 3 in 1, mostly because I am space constrained."
#41
Rigol DS105x
4.0
(1)
"I would also save 300-400 bucks and get a Rigol (old DS105x, new DHO80x)."
#42
Gabotronics x-protolab
4.0
(1)
"I used the gabotronics x-protolab plain for my EE."
#43
DSO 138
4.0
(1)
"If money is tight, the DSO138 works good, so long as you get a good one."
#44
Siglent 1104X-E
4.0
(1)
"I can recommend it."
#45
Rigol DSO800 Series
4.0
(1)
"It's reasonably priced and very compact."
#46
Rigol DSO2C10
4.0
(1)
"You can get some decent entry-level gear new."
#47
Tektronix TDS2024B
4.0
(1)
"I’d recommend getting something like the Tektronix TDS2024B."
#48
Hantek 2 Channel Oscilloscope
4.0
(1)
"I got a Hantek 2 channel and it works well enough."
#49
DSO
4.0
(1)
"I say go for it for the 20 ish quid it costs, hell even if you only own it for a year it would be worth it."
#50
Chinese
3.0
(1)
"I've got one of the little Chinese scopes, is handy if I want to quickly check something."
#51
Arduino
3.0
(1)
"Any cheap USB oscilloscope should do for such kind of signal."
#52
DSLogic
3.0
(1)
"Maybe a 'DSLogic U3Pro16'? Ask same question in email to this company."
#53
FNIRSI
3.0
(1)
"I have seen it mentioned once or twice... [FNIRSI-138]"
#54
Conrad
3.0
(1)
"Conrad rebrands a lot of 3rd party equipment. Usually, they pick medium range gear that is quite good for hobbyists' needs."
#55
Diligent Analog Discovery 2
3.0
(1)
"You can check the diligent analog discovery 2. It has two analog channels and 16 digital input."
#56
Tablet Oscilloscope
3.0
(1)
"Go to Amazon and search for a tablet oscilloscope, a 100MHz one and probes and accessories will be about $200."
#57
Fnirsi 1014D
3.0
(1)
"Its a cheap osciloscope so don't expect much"
#58
Hantek 6074
3.0
(1)
"Idk how good it is, looks to be okay though."
#59
Owon VDS1022I
3.0
(1)
"Consider 8bit USB scope Owon VDS1022I for $119."
#60
Philips
2.0
(1)
"My first scope was an old analogue 30MHz Phillips, and I bet it could do more than that thing."
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