Lowrance Ghost vs Garmin Force
Lowrance Ghost X can be steered from 8 current fish finders, all Lowrance: Lowrance HDS PRO and Lowrance Elite FS. It does not work with Garmin, Humminbird or Minn Kota units. Garmin Force can be steered from 32 current fish finders, all Garmin: Garmin ECHOMAP UHD2, Garmin GPSMAP x2, Garmin GPSMAP x3 and Garmin GPSMAP 9000. It also works with 84 older, discontinued units.
At a glance
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 can steer Lowrance Ghost?
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 can steer Garmin Force?
Current units, by Garmin's own lists: Garmin ECHOMAP UHD2 (3 of 5 models), Garmin GPSMAP x2 (5 of 6 models), Garmin GPSMAP x3 (12 of 18 models) and Garmin GPSMAP 9000. Older units and the conditions each needs are on the product page.
Questions
Which works with more fish finders, Lowrance Ghost or Garmin Force?
By the brands' own lists: Lowrance Ghost works with 8 current fish finders (Lowrance); Garmin Force with 32 (Garmin). Each only works with its own brand family's units.
Answered from the catalogue data, as of November 1, 2026. How we compare.