It's OK. The competition is adequate. Team level is on par with Discovery and CSL Premier, meaning the center halves of each of those groups would be equal level, the top of Premier would do well in ECNL. (DA is better at the olders, no question in my book). ECNL is more of the same, clubs always looking to find their niche$. Playing the NV and AZ teams is good and the travel is good for boys (especially at the older ages) thinking about trying to play college ball and learning how to be responsible with school and other demands while traveling. The requirement to travel for the showcases is a little silly (and my biggest gripe), traveling to Florida, Oklahoma, or Pennsylvania to play in three games is not great considering the talent pool and level of competition here in SoCal.
Fees for our club '18-19: club $2300 + team fee (based on each teams individual budget) $600, +uniforms $200 - these prices are reasonable for our family.
BUT the $$ adds up quickly with the travel, that's where they get you. One trip to Vegas, two weekends in AZ, a showcase in SD in April and a trip to PA in May. Additionally, if you finish top 4 in bracket you travel for playoffs. Do the math there, it's not cheap and that's the tougher pill to swallow.
The big sell they push is college recruiting and exposure, I don't really buy it, as a kid can just go to a few big tournaments (get on a guest player list), do big college camps, or individual college camps, etc. In the end it's going to be how much the kid pushes himself to get in front of coaches/teams and find his/her fit.
I do like game day feel, all five teams play on the same fields in staggered order, and they will often will pull up an cheer for each other. EDIT, should add that 90% of the time the fields are great!