Lowrance Elite FS vs Lowrance HDS LIVE
Lowrance Elite FS has 4 products on sale across 1 category, priced $749 to $2,499.99. Lowrance HDS LIVE has 4 products on sale across 1 category.
At a glance
Part by part
Matched by each product's size tier within its own line, so a row pairs each brand's compact, medium, large or XL piece. Tiers are for lining lineups up; the dimensions say how big each one really is.
Fish Finders & Chartplotters 4 vs 4
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What each one works with
Which live sonar works with Lowrance Elite FS?
By the brands' own lists: Lowrance ActiveTarget 2 (all 4 models) and Lowrance ActiveTarget (all 4 models). The product pages give the adapter, software version or model each one needs.
Which trolling motors can Lowrance Elite FS steer?
By the brands' own lists: Lowrance Ghost X (all 4 models), Lowrance Ghost (all 4 models), Lowrance Recon Freshwater (all 4 models), Lowrance Recon Saltwater (all 4 models), MotorGuide Xi5 (all 4 models) and MotorGuide Xi3 (all 4 models). The product pages give the adapter, software version or model each one needs.
Which live sonar works with Lowrance HDS LIVE?
By the brands' own lists: Lowrance ActiveTarget 2 (all 4 models) and Lowrance ActiveTarget (all 4 models). The product pages give the adapter, software version or model each one needs.
Which trolling motors can Lowrance HDS LIVE steer?
None that we have a source for: no motor maker lists it for steering or GPS control.
Lowrance Elite FS · Lowrance HDS LIVE · The compatibility chart
Questions
Which has more products, Lowrance Elite FS or Lowrance HDS LIVE?
Lowrance Elite FS: 4 products on sale across 1 category. Lowrance HDS LIVE: 4 across 1.
Answered from the catalogue data, as of November 1, 2026. How we compare.