Best Boat Autopilots That Include the Drive Ranked

For big hydraulic outboard and sterndrive boats up to about 50 ft.

The cheaper NAC-1 outboard kit for single-outboard boats up to about 30 ft.

A DIY-friendly hydraulic autopilot for a single outboard boat up to about 30 ft.

Garmin’s full hydraulic kit for inboards, outboards and sterndrives, with touchscreen control.

A step-up hydraulic kit for small to medium powerboats with a single engine.

A complete hydraulic autopilot for outboard and sterndrive boats up to about 35 ft.

The cheapest complete Garmin autopilot, built for small single-outboard hydraulic boats.

A complete autopilot for a small boat with a single hydraulically steered outboard.

For medium to large hydraulic powerboats that need the heavier 15 A drive electronics.

For single outboards with cable steering, where hydraulic packs do not apply.

The simplest way to add a networked autopilot to a mid-size wheel-steered sailboat up to 16,500 lb.

A basic tiller pilot for small sailboats.

A bigger tiller pilot for coastal sailboats up to 10,000 lb that does not need a network.

A low-cost tiller pilot for small coastal sailboats up to 6,600 lb.

For tiller-steered sailboats up to 13,200 lb that want an autopilot tied into a networked instrument system rather than a stand-alone tiller pilot.

For anglers who troll behind a small gasoline kicker motor and want heading hold.