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Bluebeam vs. SmartBid

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Bluebeam

381 Reviews and Ratings

SmartBid

16 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    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

    SmartBid

    Score8.3 out of 10
    		N/ASmartBid is a construction bid management software for general contractors. SmartBid provides a web-based and mobile platform to streamline their bid project data, documents, and subcontractor communications. It also supports user permissions control for data security.N/A
    Pricing
    BluebeamSmartBid
    Editions & Modules
    Revu Standard
    $349
    per seat
    Revu CAD
    $449
    per seat
    Revu eXtreme
    $599
    per seat
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BluebeamSmartBid
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—As a cloud-based solution, our clients can scale their access annually depending on the number of users. Subcontractors invited to bid or prequalify in the system receive access at no cost.
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    BluebeamSmartBid
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    Bluebeam, Inc.
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    ConstructConnect
    Matthew Smith
    Estimator and Project Manager in Corporate at Century Exteriors Inc. (Construction, 11-50 employees)
    Chose SmartBid
    SmartBid is used by more of the contractors that we happen to do lots of work with. It has basically the same features. However, SmartBid will let subcontractors view all the jobs a general contractor is bidding, even ones we were never invited to. So it has the potential to …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose SmartBid
    • Better ability for subcontractors to respond via program.
    • Simpler interface.
    • Easier note tracking.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    BluebeamSmartBid
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Bluebeam and SmartBid
    Feature
    Bluebeam
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    SmartBid
    -
    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 SmartBid
    Feature
    Bluebeam
    8.9
    54 Ratings
    SmartBid
    7.6
    4 Ratings
    Plan distribution & viewing8.952 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing9.254 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists8.533 Ratings00 Ratings
    Photo documentation8.836 Ratings00 Ratings
    Jobsite reports9.031 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document sharing9.247 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    RFI tools9.035 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals9.042 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    As-built drawings8.945 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app7.927 Ratings10.01 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 SmartBid
    Feature
    Bluebeam
    9.1
    29 Ratings
    SmartBid
    -
    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
    BluebeamSmartBid
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (66 ratings)
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (11 ratings)
    9.6
    (2 ratings)