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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Bluebeam

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ABluebeam Revu is a PDF management, control, and editing tool. It enables collaboration and markup within shared documents across projects’ life cycles and has takeoff and bid creation capabilities.

    $240

    per year per user

    HCSS

    Score9.4 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    HCSS is a construction software suite. It includes functionality for bidding, time card and project management, safety, planning, scheduling, equipment management, and data warehousing and reporting. Each module can be purchased separately. The suite can be hosted in the cloud.N/A
    Pricing
    BluebeamHCSS
    Editions & Modules
    Revu Standard
    $349
    per seat
    Revu CAD
    $449
    per seat
    Revu eXtreme
    $599
    per seat
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BluebeamHCSS
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
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    Community Pulse
    BluebeamHCSS
    Considered Both Products
    Bluebeam, Inc.
    No answer on this topic
    HCSS
    Chose HCSS
    I don't have any other to compare to, as my previous company we built a software system from the ground up that did all of these functions already.
    Incentivized
    Chose HCSS
    We used to use Estimating Link. It was very helpful in our transition to a larger company. It was like HeavyBid light, but also a fraction of the cost.
    Incentivized
    Chose HCSS
    None recently, other than possibly moving Heavybid to the cloud.
    Incentivized
    Chose HCSS
    N/A
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
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    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
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    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    BluebeamHCSS
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Bluebeam and HCSS
    Feature
    Bluebeam
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    HCSS
    -
    Ratings
    Standard reports9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data exportability9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Bluebeam and HCSS
    Feature
    Bluebeam
    8.9
    54 Ratings
    HCSS
    6.8
    33 Ratings
    Plan distribution & viewing8.952 Ratings6.99 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing9.254 Ratings6.06 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists8.533 Ratings9.913 Ratings
    Photo documentation8.836 Ratings10.025 Ratings
    Jobsite reports9.031 Ratings8.030 Ratings
    Document sharing9.247 Ratings7.117 Ratings
    RFI tools9.035 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals9.042 Ratings4.019 Ratings
    As-built drawings8.945 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app7.927 Ratings6.128 Ratings
    Submittal design and management8.921 Ratings00 Ratings
    Checklists9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change orders9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of Bluebeam and HCSS
    Feature
    Bluebeam
    9.1
    29 Ratings
    HCSS
    -
    Ratings
    Takeoff tools7.927 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job costing8.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost databases10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost calculator10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bid creation9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    BluebeamHCSS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (66 ratings)
    6.1
    (38 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (11 ratings)
    10.0
    (35 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (32 ratings)