I have had both and my opinion is the Ghost foot pedal is superior to the Garmin. The foot pedal is the only thing that I did not like on the Garmin, although I think the spot lock is better on the Ghost as well. I kept hitting accidently hitting the due north button with my heel on the Garmin plus the pedal tension was way too lose and difficult to control. I also currently have Lowrance live units as well so another reason I chose the Ghost.