Comparing ECA and Rules for Drupal Automation

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John Locke of Freelock Consulting shared insights into the differences between Drupal automation modules ECA (Events, Conditions, and Actions) and Rules, following a client’s request for the latter. Rules, long a staple for automations in Drupal 7, has recently regained development activity after years of stagnation, with a stable release for Drupal 10 arriving last year. However, John highlighted ongoing limitations in Rules, including challenges with scheduled executions and plugin integration. In contrast, ECA, developed specifically for newer Drupal versions, leverages Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) for visualizing workflows and supports a broader range of tokens and actions. John emphasized ECA’s superior plugin system, enhanced documentation, and user-centric architecture, while noting Rules’ tighter integration with Typed Data as its primary advantage. Based on his experience using ECA extensively over two years, John concluded that ECA offers a more robust and modern approach to building Drupal automations.

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