Bluebeam Revu 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Bluebeam Revu

4.7

(968)

Pricing

Starting at $260.00 per year

About Bluebeam Revu

Bluebeam's suite of products emerges as a comprehensive solution tailored for professionals in the construction and design fields. At the heart of its offerings lies Revu, a sophisticated software that provides a range of document management, markup, and collaboration tools designed to enhance productivity and streamline workflows. Revu enables users to access and manage their projects and custom tool sets almost anywhere, owing to its compatibility with desktop environments. Teams can mark up and measure collaboratively in real time via Studio, Revu's built-in collaboration space, ensuring immediate communication and project data tracking which is vital to maintaining project timelines and accuracy.

Adding to Revu's desktop capabilities is Bluebeam Cloud, a suite of web and mobile solutions that integrates seamlessly, allowing users to connect the office and the field effortlessly. Bluebeam Cloud is accessible via any device without the need for setup or installation, thereby promoting flexibility and mobility. Users can readily access the tool sets and Studio files from Revu, fostering a continuous workflow regardless of location. Real-time collaboration is facilitated through i...

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Bluebeam Revu Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $260.00 per year

Free Trial

Free Version

Bluebeam Basics

$260.00

per user, per year

Plan includes:

2d and 3d Markup
Compare Documents
Markup List
Measurement Tools
Tool Chest

Bluebeam Core

$330.00

per user, per year

Plan includes:

2d and 3d Markup
Batch Creation
Compare Documents
Markup List
Measurement Tools
Plugin for 2d and 3d Pdfs
Tool Chest

Bluebeam Complete

$440.00

per user, per year

Plan includes:

2d and 3d Markup
Automatic Form Creation
Batch Creation
Batch Link
Batch Sign and Deal
Batch Slip Sheet
Compare Documents
Markup List
Measurement Tools
OCR

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Bluebeam Revu Features

Popular features found in Takeoff
Bill of Materials
Customizable Templates
Data Import/Export
Estimating
Job Costing
Project Estimating
Project Management
Project Tracking
Proposal Generation
More features of Bluebeam Revu
3D Imaging
Access Controls/Permissions
Activity Tracking
Alerts/Notifications
Annotations
Approval Process Control
Assembly Takeoff
Audit Trail
Batch Processing
Bid Management
Built-In Database
Collaboration Tools
Communication Management
Convert to PDF
Cost Database
Cost Estimating
Digital Signature
Document Capture
Document Editing
Document Management
Document Review
Document Storage
Document Templates
Drafting
Electronic Plans
File Management
File Sharing
File Transfer
For AEC Industry
Full Text Search
Image Editing
Indexing
Issue Management
Issue Tracking
Merge/Append Files
Mobile Access
Offline Access
PDF Conversion
PDF Reader
Projections
Project Planning
Project Templates
Project Workflow
Real-Time Data
Real-Time Notifications
Search/Filter
SSL Security
Status Tracking
Subcontractor Management
Subcontractor Monitoring
Summary Reports
Tagging
Text Editing
Time Tracking
Version Control
Workflow Management

Bluebeam Revu Integrations

Procore

IMS

Microsoft Outlook

Revit

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Microsoft PowerPoint

See all 17 integrations

Bluebeam Revu User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.7

Ratings Breakdown

74%

22%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.3

Value for money

4.5

Customer support

4.3

Functionality

4.6

Verified

Reviewer

Architecture & Planning

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2022

PDF Annotation Powerhouse

Bluebeam is my go-to software for both internal document markup, and external document storage and collaboration. It is the most effective annotation tool for computer-savvy architectural professionals and has simplified drawing compilation and collaboration.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Previously 4

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

The extensive markup tools bring traditional architectural document annotation into the 21st century, allowing quick, intuitive, and professional looking markups to be quickly documented and shared with team members.

Cons:

Bluebeam can be unnecessarily clunky and demanding on hardware at times, and occasional bugs/glitches can make tools like "Reduce PDF File Size" have unpredictable results.

Eric H.

Verified reviewer

Architecture & Planning

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed April 2025

Bluebeam for ultimate collaboration.

it has been great, it has helped with working from home or working with people in other states, the remote uses have been stellar.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Love using sessions and seeing mark-ups in real time along with a log of who was working and modifying certain things.

Cons:

nothing is super intuitive, it's hard to locate tools by just the icon if you are not sure the exact nomenclature used in naming.

Reasons for switching to Bluebeam Revu

Bluebeam has so many more options that are tailored to architecture.

Christopher H.

Verified reviewer

Construction

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2022

Lots of Features

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

It is great for estimating and creating PDFs.

Cons:

It seems like there are so many features that I don't know about/how to use.

dennis k.

Verified reviewer

Security and Investigations

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2025

"Bluebeam Has Great Features, But Terrible Support – Look Elsewhere

Been with Bluebeam for 10 years and the product is great however the support is horrible

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Cons:

"Bluebeam Has Great Features, But Terrible Support – Look Elsewhere" Bluebeam is a powerful tool with strong functionality, but the abysmal level of support makes it nearly unusable for professional workflows. Our company relies on this software for critical projects, yet getting timely or effective help from Bluebeam’s support team is impossible. Ironically, we’d gladly pay more if it meant receiving the level of service required to actually use the product as intended. A few years ago, support was passable—not great, but at least functional. Now, it’s downright negligent. Tickets go unanswered, issues remain unresolved, and the lack of responsiveness has cost us time and money. I no longer recommend Bluebeam to anyone. In fact, I’ve made it a point to warn every director, engineer, and colleague I know to avoid it and explore alternatives. It’s a shame—such a capable product is ruined by a company that refuses to stand behind it with decent customer service.

Reasons for choosing Bluebeam Revu

originally because of the use and functionality

Karen M.

Verified reviewer

Construction

11-50 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed April 2025

Great app for take offs

Really positive - saves time, easy to use, great training facilities

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Take offs - being able to export directly to workflow max for pricing

Cons:

The format is not always readily translatable across other software - for example some elements of layers etc can be problematic if opening in Adobe.

Reasons for switching to Bluebeam Revu

Geared towards project management, with a far better tool kit for purpose.

Ian S.

Verified reviewer

Construction

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2025

Overwhelming Features

Bluebeam has been great for collaboration between departments in our company and with clients.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Bluebeam has an immense amount of features, compared to competitors.

Cons:

There are so many features and functions within Bluebeam that it becomes overwhelming to train employees.

Reasons for switching to Bluebeam Revu

Adobe was no longer supported on many of our workstations.

Daimin J.

Verified reviewer

Architecture & Planning

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2024

Versatile PDF Editor

Overall experience is good but obviously some functions need to be improved to make it easier and more intuitive to use.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Very versatile PDF editing software for people to use especially for engineers and architect like me. Love the cut and paste and measuring function of the software

Cons:

The shortcut commands of the software are too long and cumbersome to use because most of them require 3 key strokes like measuring requires ‘alt shift L’. Shortcuts should be maximum of 2 key strokes, not 3. Provide autosave function and more videos on how to be an expert user. Provide function to enable users to change small caps into all caps & vice versa without the need to rely on additional plugged in app of another add on software.

Reasons for switching to Bluebeam Revu

Bluebeam Revu is more versatile and cheaper as a standalone software compared to the Adobe Creative Suite as a whole package.

Jeremy C.

Verified reviewer

Construction

501-1000 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2024

A must-have for construction estimating

When I started using BlueBeam, I was able to cut down my time totaling measurements from 45 min a page on average to absolute 0. This was a huge help to me as I was the only one bidding the smaller construction jobs. With my extra time, I was able to put more bids together in the same amount of time, win more bids, and deal with change orders easily. The upfront cost was scary at 1st but it is worth every penny.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The fact that BlueBeam adds up all the values that have been measured/counted makes life so much easier. I was using PDF X-Change before which allowed me to measure all that I needed to but I was stuck with an excel spreadsheet, hovering over every single line to add everything up with formulas. This took literal hours. Now everything is added up along the way and there's no need to use additional programs to get my totals. The fill feature was also a game changer for me. it lessened my time measuring area measurement significantly.

Cons:

When using the Fill feature, the lines do have to be solid and bold for it to work effectively. This took a little while for me to figure out and there are some plans that is won't work for at all, such as hand drawn plans. There are work arounds like using the border feature to try to contain it but any opening will ruin the progress so far.

Reasons for switching to Bluebeam Revu

I no longer needed to total my measurements. The cost was a leap but it easily paid for itself in the time I saved within the 1st 6 months. It also made mistakes easier to correct by allowing me to change the scale when needed instead of remeasuring with the correct scale in mind.

Raymond G.

Verified reviewer

Construction

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2025

Great program!

Wonderful, I use Bluebeam Revu daily. This is my default PDF program.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Ease of use. Intuitive user interface. Very useful for PPDF editing and measuring.

Cons:

Switching between computers is a bit more involved than I would like.

Reasons for choosing Bluebeam Revu

Ease of use, Bluebeam was already owned by the company.

John B.

Verified reviewer

Construction

11-50 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2025

Take control of your TakeOffs with BlueBeam!

Excellent - BlueBeam has a fantastic training program to review if you need to, but it's also fairly intuitive. I do recommend going through some of the training though since you're likely only scraping the surface of what BlueBeam can do without doing some training!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It is daunting at first, but it's quite easy to get accustomed to using! The best feature, however, is the incredibly low price for what you get!

Cons:

I don't like the inability to set/save scales on protected documents - I'm not altering the document... I just want to be able to scale it!

Reasons for choosing Bluebeam Revu

Cost! The value for money with BlueBeam is unbeatable.

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