Limitations included variable performance on cheaper shared tiers during peak hours and a lack of enterprise-grade SLAs for the baseline plans. Pricing was competitive in 2021, appealing to hobbyist administrators and small studios looking to scale without large capital investment.

: Servers where players can build freely on assigned plots of land.

The project's "deep" history is not without controversy. In 2023, Mojang and Microsoft issued DMCA takedown notices against Eaglercraft’s major repositories, citing intellectual property infringement.