Does it taste as good though?
Hard to say if it is "as good".
I found the first week on it to be quite bitter, and I seemed to warm to the taste. Someone told me that if you are zinc deficient, it will taste bitter and as your zinc levels are restored by taking vital greens, it actually tastes sweeter.
Take that as anecdotal, I have seen no testing to back that theory.
On its own it has a sweet but earthy taste, I tend to mix mine with a little orange and mango sugar free cordial, and of late I have been throwing my creatine in with it too.
Another guy I work with who takes it mixes it with his natural flavoured WPI, He says it doesnt taste too bad, but he wouldnt go as far as to say it tastes good.
A girl I am very fond of tells me she cant stand the taste and texture, but she has never been able to drink any sort of protein or meal replacement shake without gagging, so again, taste is subjective and your mileage may vary, you can buy single serve sachets, or small 120g (12 day supply) worth, take it for 12 days and see if you can live with the taste or not.
Personally, even if I wasnt fond of the drink, I would still probably drink it for the nutritional benefit.