Should You Subscribe to Garmin Connect+? (2025)

It’s so annoying. You’ve just spent hundreds of dollars on a new Garmin Fenix 8 or Forerunner 970, only to find out you might have to hand over even more money to get the full Garmin experience. Earlier this year, Garmin introduced Connect+, a subscription element to its Connect companion app earlier. It stirred up its user base in the worst possible way. I visited Garmin’s headquarters in Kansas not long after the announcement and it was clear; Connect+ is here to stay, and there’s a team now…