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Lowrance ActiveTarget 2 vs Humminbird MEGA Live 2

Lowrance ActiveTarget 2 works with 8 current fish finders, all Lowrance: Lowrance HDS PRO and Lowrance Elite FS. It also works with 8 older, discontinued units. It does not work with Garmin, Humminbird or Minn Kota units. Humminbird MEGA Live 2 works with 11 current fish finders: Minn Kota X Series, Humminbird APEX and Humminbird SOLIX G3. 6 of them need an adapter, a software update or a particular model version. It also works with 3 older, discontinued units. It does not work with Garmin or Lowrance units.

At a glance

Fact Lowrance ActiveTarget 2Humminbird MEGA Live 2
Current fish finders it works with8Lowrance only11Minn Kota and Humminbird only
FamiliesLowrance HDS PRO, Lowrance Elite FSMinn Kota X Series, Humminbird APEX, Humminbird SOLIX G3
Older units it works with83
What it needsNothing extra on the listed unitssoftware 5.060 or later on some units
Price$1,399at TackleDirect$1,399.99at Minn Kota

Counts are from the brands' own compatibility lists; open either product for the unit-by-unit answer and its source.

What each one works with

Which fish finders work with Lowrance ActiveTarget 2?

Current units, by Lowrance's own lists: Lowrance HDS PRO and Lowrance Elite FS. Older units and the conditions each needs are on the product page.

Which fish finders work with Humminbird MEGA Live 2?

Current units, by Humminbird's own lists: Minn Kota X Series, Humminbird APEX and Humminbird SOLIX G3. Older units and the conditions each needs are on the product page.

Lowrance ActiveTarget 2 · Humminbird MEGA Live 2 · The compatibility chart

Questions

Which is cheaper, Lowrance ActiveTarget 2 or Humminbird MEGA Live 2?

On the prices we have (as of November 1, 2026), the cheapest Lowrance ActiveTarget 2 product is the ActiveTarget 2 at $1,399, and the cheapest Humminbird MEGA Live 2 product is the MEGA Live 2 at $1,399.99. Prices are re-checked weekly.

Which works with more fish finders, Lowrance ActiveTarget 2 or Humminbird MEGA Live 2?

By the brands' own lists: Lowrance ActiveTarget 2 works with 8 current fish finders (Lowrance); Humminbird MEGA Live 2 with 11 (Minn Kota and Humminbird). Each only works with its own brand family's units.

Answered from the catalogue data, as of November 1, 2026. How we compare.

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