Garmin LiveScope 2 vs Garmin Panoptix
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. Garmin Panoptix PS51-TH works with 33 current fish finders, all Garmin: Garmin ECHOMAP Ultra 2, Garmin GPSMAP x2, Garmin GPSMAP x3 and Garmin GPSMAP 9000. It also works with 81 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 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 Garmin Panoptix?
Current units, by Garmin's own lists: Garmin ECHOMAP Ultra 2, Garmin GPSMAP x2, Garmin GPSMAP x3 (12 of 18 models) and Garmin GPSMAP 9000 (17 of 20 models). Older units and the conditions each needs are on the product page.
Garmin LiveScope 2 · Garmin Panoptix · The compatibility chart
Questions
Which is cheaper, Garmin LiveScope 2 or Garmin Panoptix?
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 Garmin Panoptix product is the Panoptix PS51-TH at $1,599.99. Prices are re-checked weekly.
Which works with more fish finders, Garmin LiveScope 2 or Garmin Panoptix?
By the brands' own lists: Garmin LiveScope 2 works with 36 current fish finders (Garmin); Garmin Panoptix with 37 (Garmin). Each only works with its own brand family's units.
Answered from the catalogue data, as of November 1, 2026. How we compare.