What Digilent does

Digilent is a privately held US-based designer and manufacturer of electronic design automation (EDA) and test-and-measurement hardware, headquartered in Austin, Texas (with legacy roots in Pullman, Washington and a corporate suffix 'Digilent co NI' suggesting a Northern Ireland entity). Founded in 2000 by Clint Cole, the company sells mixed-signal oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and prototyping platforms, anchored by its flagship Analog Discovery Pro product line (ADP2440, ADP2450). Digilent also distributes a browser-based circuit simulation software, Multisim Live, whose management it assumed from National Instruments in late 2024.

The company monetizes primarily through hardware sales to professional engineers, academic institutions, and OEM customers, with a secondary recurring stream from software subscriptions and reference materials. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; software tools are available via the Digilent online storefront while hardware is delivered exclusively through a global distributor network (effective July 1, 2024). GTM combines product-led growth (direct digital purchase of software) with channel-led hardware distribution, supported by content marketing, an active user forum, and event presence such as Electronex in Australia.

Digilent serves a hybrid customer base split between professional engineers needing portable, high-performance bench instruments, universities requiring curriculum-ready tools at academic price points, and OEM partners embedding Digilent hardware in their own products. Its competitive position rests on end-to-end workflow integration (simulation-to-test) within a niche EDA/test segment that is smaller than traditional instrument vendors but tightly tied to academic and prototyping use cases.

Name

Digilent

Legal name

Digilent

Website

https://store.digilentinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Digilent designs and manufactures mixed-signal oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and prototyping hardware (Analog Discovery Pro line), and operates Multisim Live browser-based circuit simulation software, serving professional engineers, academic institutions, and OEM customers globally through distributor channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronic Test and Measurement Equipment

NAICS

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (33411)

SIC

Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Test & Measurement Equipment (Oscilloscopes, DAQ, signal analyzers, calibration benches) (IMAGAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

PCB, Prototyping Boards & Etching Supplies Retail (CRACAKAF), Electronics, Circuits & Soldering Programs (EDAMADAG)

Keywords

• FPGA development boards
• Mixed-signal oscilloscopes
• Circuit simulation software
• Electronic design automation
• Test and measurement equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Pullman

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sale of electronic test and measurement equipment including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and prototyping hardware platforms.
2. Software Tools: Browser-based circuit simulation software (Multisim Live) offered as part of electronic design tools portfolio.
3. Academic Services & Solutions: Educational institutions receive tailored academic solutions including hardware, software, and support services.
4. OEM Solutions: Tailored OEM solutions providing customized hardware and software for embedded applications.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Digilent designs, manufactures, and sells electronic test and measurement hardware (Analog Discovery Pro mixed-signal oscilloscopes and logic analyzers, plus FPGA/microcontroller/PSoC development boards and prototyping platforms) along with Multisim Live browser-based circuit simulation software. Offerings are aimed at professional engineers, academic institutions, and OEM customers needing tools for design, simulation, prototyping, and validation.

Product overview

Digilent is a technology company offering a portfolio of electronic design and test equipment products. The core product lineup consists of the Analog Discovery Pro Line (high-performance mixed-signal oscilloscopes and logic analyzers) and Multisim Live (browser-based circuit simulation software). These hardware and software offerings are complemented by Reference Materials, Academic Services & Solutions for educational institutions, and Tailored OEM Solutions for custom business needs. The company also maintains an online community forum for user engagement and support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Analog Discovery Pro Line: High-performance mixed-signal oscilloscopes and logic analyzers made specifically with professional engineers in mind.

Products and services

• Analog Discovery Pro Line High-performance mixed-signal oscilloscopes and logic analyzers (including the ADP2440 and ADP2450) designed for professional engineers to use in electronic design debug and validation.
• Multisim Live Browser-based circuit simulation software enabling schematic capture, simulation, and real-time collaboration within the browser, integrated with Digilent's existing hardware and prototyping tools.
• Academic Services & Solutions Tailored educational solutions and services for academic institutions, providing hardware, software, and support services for engineering and electronics design teaching and learning.
• Tailored OEM Solutions Customized original equipment manufacturer solutions providing tailored hardware and software for specific business requirements and integration into OEM products.
• FPGA, Microcontroller, and PSoC Development Boards Educational and development boards for FPGAs, microcontrollers, and PSoCs sold by Digilent as prototyping platforms for engineers and academic users.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• National Instruments (NI)coreTechnology or Integration · 28 December 2024Digilent assumed management and ownership of Multisim Live, a browser-based circuit simulation software originally developed by or associated with National Instruments. This acquisition/management agreement brings schematic capture, simulation, and collaboration capabilities into Digilent's electronic design tools portfolio, connecting with their existing hardware and prototyping tools.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National Instruments (NI): NI is Digilent's corporate parent (referenced as 'Digilent co NI') and the original developer of Multisim Live, which Digilent assumed management of in Dec 2024. NI offers a much broader portfolio of test, measurement, and control systems but overlaps directly with Digilent in FPGA-based data acquisition and academic lab instrumentation.
• Tektronix: Tektronix is a long-established leader in oscilloscopes and logic analyzers, competing directly with Digilent's Analog Discovery Pro line. It serves professional engineers across enterprise and academic segments with a much broader, higher-priced product range.
• Keysight Technologies: Keysight is a major test and measurement incumbent offering oscilloscopes, signal analyzers, and bench instrumentation. It overlaps with Digilent in mixed-signal test and serves many of the same professional engineer and academic customers with a deeper enterprise footprint.
• Teledyne LeCroy: Teledyne LeCroy manufactures high-performance oscilloscopes and protocol analyzers, competing in the same professional mixed-signal test category as the Analog Discovery Pro line. It operates at the higher end of the market with broader enterprise coverage.
• Rohde & Schwarz: Rohde & Schwarz is a global test and measurement incumbent offering oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and signal generators. It overlaps with Digilent in professional mixed-signal and RF test, but competes primarily at a higher price/performance tier.
• Texas Instruments (Education Technology): TI's educational division supplies microcontroller dev kits, analog lab kits, and curriculum resources to universities — a directly adjacent offering to Digilent's academic services. It competes for the same engineering education budget pools and STEM labs.
• Analog Devices (Analog Garage / educational offerings): Analog Devices provides analog/mixed-signal evaluation boards, reference designs, and university program support that overlap with Digilent's hardware and academic services. Both target professional and student engineers in mixed-signal design and test.

Direct peers

• Rigol Technologies: Rigol is a direct competitor in the mid-tier oscilloscope and mixed-signal test market, often priced similarly to Digilent's Analog Discovery Pro line. It targets engineers, academic institutions, and OEM customers with comparable portable bench instruments.
• Siglent Technologies: Siglent competes head-to-head with Digilent in benchtop oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and entry-level professional T&M gear. It is a direct price/performance competitor for the same engineering and academic customers.

Emerging players

• Seeed Studio: Seeed Studio offers a broad catalog of maker and education development boards, modules, and test accessories that overlap with Digilent's prototyping board portfolio. It is a smaller, more maker-focused peer with growing educational reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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