There's a big catch here: creating mods for Bedrock is difficult. And, Mojang is taking steps that make it difficult for modders to create stuff for Bedrock. [1]

There's no match for the modding capabilities that Java edition gives you.

[1]: https://feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/community/posts/2309...

Not if you want to connect from the console ports without very awkward hacks (and if you're on PC you wouldn't be running Bedrock in the first place).