AG1 Alternatives (2025): 5 Effective, Less Expensive Options to Get Your Greens In

The Live it Up Super Greens (formerly Enso Supergreens) and Athletic Greens have similar ingredient lists. Both start with a green superfood base, and have added gut health support in the form of probiotics and digestive enzymes. The biggest difference here is that the Athletic Greens contains more herbal and antioxidant-rich extracts like hawthorn berry and adaptogens like ashwagandha. Live it Up Super Greens has about 30 ingredients, while Athletic Greens has 75.

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The Athletic Greens also has a higher concentration of probiotics, but the Live it Up Super Greens is higher in digestive enzymes. Still, both contain significant amounts of each (the Live it Up has 5 billion CFUs of probiotics compared to the 7 billion in the Athletic Greens, so both are good sources.)

Another major callout is that the Live it Up ingredient list is mostly USDA certified organic. All of the superfood ingredients are organic—the probiotics and digestive enzymes are not. Like Athletic Greens, Live it Up Super Greens are non-GMO, sugar-free (these greens are sweetened with monk fruit), caffeine-free, gluten-free, soy-free, and nut-free. Live it Up Super Greens are made in the USA in a GMP-certified facility, while Athletic Greens are manufactured in New Zealand, which has strict standards for supplements. 

GGR staff writer and certified personal trainer Lauren Strong tested Live it Up Super Greens. She gave it a 3 out of 5 on taste because it’s flavored with mint. “The Mint flavor is a big surprise! There is nothing on the label preparing you for the minty flavor of this greens drink,” she says. 

It does, however, blend well, according to Lauren: “It mixed well with a shaker or stirred in a glass. No chunks! It has some grainy texture to it but you won’t be able to shake or stir those out.” 

The bottom line: If you prefer mostly organic ingredients and want to save some money—these break down to $1.33 per serving—the Live it Up Supergreens may be the better choice for you.

There are more similarities than differences between the Vibrant Health Green Vibrance and the Athletic Greens. They contain a similar base of superfood ingredients like spirulina, chlorella, and beetroot, but the Vibrant Health greens just don’t have quite as many. 

That being said, the Green Vibrance greens have a much broader array of some of the best probiotics. The Athletic Greens contains only one strain, while the Green Vibrance has 12 strains and almost four times the CFUs.

Lauren Strong, certified personal trainer and GGR staff writer, had strong feelings about the Green Vibrance taste. “I have to be honest: the taste is not good. It has a very strong grassy flavor and a strong smell. I found that using shaker bottle worked better than a glass because the shaker bottle cap prevented me from smelling the green drink every time I lifted it to my mouth for a sip,” she says. “That said, some folks will appreciate the fact there is no sugar to sweeten the taste.”

One other notable callout is that the Vibrant Health greens powder has 2 more grams of carbohydrates per serving. This might not matter much to you, but if you’re following a keto or low-carb plan, it’s worth taking note. Granted, one of those extra grams comes from fiber, so if you need the additional digestive support, this may have a slight edge there.

Like the Athletic Greens, some (but not all) ingredients are organic. This supplement is also soy-free, dairy-free, gluten-free, and vegan-friendly. However, the company doesn’t provide any information on third-party testing or where the supplement is manufactured.

The Vibrant Health Green Vibrance greens are about $1.65 per serving. Learn more in our Green Vibrance review.

Want a better-testing greens powder? GGR editor Frieda Johnson loves the taste of the Original. “I am really impressed with the taste. Hands-down, the best-tasting unflavored greens powder I’ve ever tried,” she says. “I wouldn’t necessarily say it tastes good, but it definitely doesn’t taste like straight-up dirt like most greens powders. It’s totally drinkable just mixed with water, but I prefer mixing it with juice.”

There are significantly fewer ingredients in the Amazing Grass Greens Blend Original, but if you’re just looking for a simple greens powder, that may work well for you. Notable ingredients in this blend include wheat grass, barley grass, alfalfa grass, spinach, spirulina, chlorella, rosehips, acai berry, and flaxseed—all of which are organic. 

This greens powder also contains a prebiotic, probiotic, and digestive enzyme blend, but there’s no information about how many CFUs it provides—an important distinction for its effectiveness.

Despite the fact that there are fewer ingredients, it still serves as a significant multivitamin source, providing ample amounts of vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin K. It also provides essential minerals like iron, calcium, and potassium.

Unlike the other greens powders on this list, this one is sweetened mostly through the various servings of fruits—it doesn’t contain any stevia or monk fruit, but it does have some natural peppermint flavor for palatability.

This blend goes for $1.33 per serving.

For a tasty Athletic Greens alternative, TikTok-popular Bloom Greens is all the rage. GGR director of content and certified nutrition coach Nicole Davis isn’t crazy about the formulation of Bloom, but loves the taste. “It’s sweet, but still grassy, and the mango flavor covers the greens powder taste just enough,” she says.

The Bloom Greens & Superfoods supplement is made with more than 30 ingredients, from leafy greens like spinach to matcha green tea leaf and moringa powders. It combines a green superfood blend with a fiber blend, fruit and vegetable blend, antioxidant blend, digestive enzyme blend, and adaptogen blend. While the entire ingredient list isn’t organic, most of the fruits, vegetables, and greens are. 

Bloom Greens are pretty under-dosed though on all important ingredients, so even though it’s less expensive than AG1, you’d probably be better off investing in Athletic Greens if the actual greens are important to you.

You can get an unflavored version of the Bloom Greens & Superfoods, which is sweetened with stevia, but you also have four other options if you want to mask that naturally grassy taste: berry, coconut, citrus, and mango. All options use natural flavors, and are dairy-, soy-, and gluten-free.

As far as solubility goes? “Not great,” Nicole says. “Clumps and sediment at the bottom if you just try to mix with a spoon. It’s better with a shaker.”

It comes in 30- and 60-serving sizes so you can save some money if you buy the larger tub, but for the sake of apples-to-apples comparison, the 30-day size comes out to about $1.33 per serving.

For more, check out our Bloom Greens review.

Naked Nutrition’s whole brand is built around “naked” ingredient lists—meaning there are no artificial sweeteners, flavors, colors, or fillers. The Naked Greens only have a handful of ingredients, but the company managed to work in six organic greens (broccoli, alfalfa grass, kale, spirulina, spinach, and wheat grass) prebiotics, probiotics, and two adaptogens: ashwagandha and Panax Ginseng². 

In addition to stress management, Panax Ginseng has also been linked to appetite control³ and suppression of cravings, so if weight loss is a goal of yours, the Naked Nutrition Naked Greens may be a good choice for you. 

Amanda Capritto, GGR senior staff writer and certified nutrition coach, tested Naked Greens and found the ingredient list a little misleading. “It is unclear how much of each ingredient is present, and because this product has a nutrition facts label and not a supplements facts label, it’s also unclear what micronutrients are present in what quantities (besides the usual sodium, potassium, iron, calcium, and vitamin D that do appear on standard nutrition labels),” she says. 

Because the ingredient list is limited, it may not provide nearly as many micronutrients as the Athletic Greens, but it has some calcium, potassium, and iron. It also contains fewer probiotic strains, so if you’re looking for help with digestive issues like bloating, this may not be the best choice for you.

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However, some other notable callouts are that all ingredients are organic, and the supplement is GMO-, soy-, and dairy-free. All of Naked Nutrition’s products are third-party tested and manufactured in GMP-certified facilities.

The Naked Nutrition Naked Greens are also the most budget-friendly of the Athletic Greens alternatives we found. They break down to $0.73 per serving.

Taste-wise, Amanda rated Naked Greens as a 3 out of 5 for both the Berry flavor and original unflavored options. “The original is not good; it’s just straight-up grass,” she says. “The berry flavor is a bit better, but still very grassy. Berry is sweetened with monk fruit and contains ‘natural plant based flavors,’ which I’m assuming is where the berry taste comes from.”