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Garmin LiveScope 2 vs Humminbird MEGA Live 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. 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 Garmin LiveScope 2Humminbird MEGA Live 2
Current fish finders it works with36Garmin only11Minn Kota and Humminbird only
FamiliesGarmin ECHOMAP UHD2, Garmin ECHOMAP Ultra 2, Garmin GPSMAP x3, Garmin GPSMAP 9000Minn Kota X Series, Humminbird APEX, Humminbird SOLIX G3
Older units it works with243
What it needsNothing extra on the listed unitssoftware 5.060 or later on some units
Price$1,999.99 – $2,199.99at Garmin$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 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 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.

Garmin LiveScope 2 · Humminbird MEGA Live 2 · The compatibility chart

Questions

Which is cheaper, Garmin LiveScope 2 or Humminbird MEGA Live 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 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, Garmin LiveScope 2 or Humminbird MEGA Live 2?

By the brands' own lists: Garmin LiveScope 2 works with 36 current fish finders (Garmin); 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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