Garmin LiveScope 2 vs Lowrance ActiveTarget 2
Garmin LiveScope 2 works with 36 current fish finders, all Garmin: Garmin ECHOMAP UHD2, Garmin ECHOMAP Ultra 2, Garmin GPSMAP x3 and Garmin GPSMAP 9000. It also works with 24 older, discontinued units. 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.
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 work with Garmin LiveScope 2?
Current units, by Garmin's own lists: Garmin ECHOMAP UHD2 (3 of 5 models), Garmin ECHOMAP Ultra 2, Garmin GPSMAP x3 and Garmin GPSMAP 9000. Older units and the conditions each needs are on the product page.
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.
Garmin LiveScope 2 · Lowrance ActiveTarget 2 · The compatibility chart
Questions
Which is cheaper, Garmin LiveScope 2 or Lowrance ActiveTarget 2?
On the prices we have (as of November 1, 2026), the cheapest Garmin LiveScope 2 product is the LiveScope 2 at $1,999.99, and the cheapest Lowrance ActiveTarget 2 product is the ActiveTarget 2 at $1,399. Prices are re-checked weekly.
Which works with more fish finders, Garmin LiveScope 2 or Lowrance ActiveTarget 2?
By the brands' own lists: Garmin LiveScope 2 works with 36 current fish finders (Garmin); Lowrance ActiveTarget 2 with 8 (Lowrance). Each only works with its own brand family's units.
Answered from the catalogue data, as of November 1, 2026. How we compare.