Bluebeam vs. Viewpoint Spectrum

Bluebeam

381 Reviews and Ratings

Viewpoint Spectrum

116 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Bluebeam	Score9.1 out of 10	N/A	Bluebeam 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
Viewpoint Spectrum	Score8.5 out of 10	N/A	Viewpoint Spectrum is a cloud-based construction ERP suite with project management, accounting, resource management, and reporting and analytics. Key features include workflow automation and collaboration tools, document imaging and sharing, cost estimating tools, and RFI management tools.	N/A

Pricing

Bluebeam

Viewpoint Spectrum

Revu Standard: $349
per seat
Revu CAD: $449
per seat
Revu eXtreme: $599
per seat

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Pricing Offerings
Bluebeam	Viewpoint Spectrum
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes	No

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Prospective buyers may contact vendor directly for a price quote.

Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Bluebeam	Viewpoint Spectrum
Considered Both Products	Bluebeam, Inc. No answer on this topic	Trimble Viewpoint Sean Heaton Project Manager in Product Management at Building Controls & Services (Construction, 51-200 employees) Chose Viewpoint Spectrum At a previous job, we utilized a very customized version of Sage 500 for work order/ticketing and I feel like it was much more streamlined. To be fair, I think more time and effort went into making the program exactly what was best for the company as a whole, but it seemed to … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Viewpoint Spectrum I have previously used Sage Masterbuilder, another construction industry software. This has been a number of years ago. The company I am working for already had Spectrum and have been using it for as long as it has been around when it was known as Forefront. Based on … Incentivized Helpful?
	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

Bluebeam

Viewpoint Spectrum

Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Bluebeam and Viewpoint Spectrum
Feature	Bluebeam 8.7 1 Ratings	Viewpoint Spectrum 3.6 30 Ratings
Standard reports	9.01 Ratings	3.330 Ratings
Custom reports	8.01 Ratings	2.428 Ratings
Data exportability	9.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Dashboards	00 Ratings	7.829 Ratings

Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Bluebeam and Viewpoint Spectrum
Feature	Bluebeam 8.9 54 Ratings	Viewpoint Spectrum - Ratings
Plan distribution & viewing	8.952 Ratings	00 Ratings
Plan markups & sharing	9.254 Ratings	00 Ratings
Issue tracking & punchlists	8.533 Ratings	00 Ratings
Photo documentation	8.836 Ratings	00 Ratings
Jobsite reports	9.031 Ratings	00 Ratings
Document sharing	9.247 Ratings	00 Ratings
RFI tools	9.035 Ratings	00 Ratings
Collaboration & approvals	9.042 Ratings	00 Ratings
As-built drawings	8.945 Ratings	00 Ratings
Mobile app	7.927 Ratings	00 Ratings
Submittal design and management	8.921 Ratings	00 Ratings
Checklists	9.53 Ratings	00 Ratings
Change orders	9.03 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Estimating features of Bluebeam and Viewpoint Spectrum
Feature	Bluebeam 9.1 29 Ratings	Viewpoint Spectrum - Ratings
Takeoff tools	7.927 Ratings	00 Ratings
Job costing	8.45 Ratings	00 Ratings
Cost databases	10.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Cost calculator	10.02 Ratings	00 Ratings
Bid creation	9.08 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Payroll Management features of Bluebeam and Viewpoint Spectrum
Feature	Bluebeam - Ratings	Viewpoint Spectrum 5.0 22 Ratings
Pay calculation	00 Ratings	7.722 Ratings
Benefit plan administration	00 Ratings	7.016 Ratings
Direct deposit files	00 Ratings	8.219 Ratings

Comparison of Customization features of Bluebeam and Viewpoint Spectrum
Feature	Bluebeam - Ratings	Viewpoint Spectrum 5.3 9 Ratings
API for custom integration	00 Ratings	5.39 Ratings

Comparison of Security features of Bluebeam and Viewpoint Spectrum
Feature	Bluebeam - Ratings	Viewpoint Spectrum 8.3 27 Ratings
Single sign-on capability	00 Ratings	9.622 Ratings
Role-based user permissions	00 Ratings	7.027 Ratings

Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Bluebeam and Viewpoint Spectrum
Feature	Bluebeam - Ratings	Viewpoint Spectrum 8.9 28 Ratings
Accounts payable	00 Ratings	8.027 Ratings
Accounts receivable	00 Ratings	8.025 Ratings
Global Financial Support	00 Ratings	9.38 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers	00 Ratings	9.419 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations	00 Ratings	8.722 Ratings
Configurable Accounting	00 Ratings	9.219 Ratings
Standardized Processes	00 Ratings	9.423 Ratings

Comparison of Inventory Management features of Bluebeam and Viewpoint Spectrum
Feature	Bluebeam - Ratings	Viewpoint Spectrum 6.2 17 Ratings
Inventory tracking	00 Ratings	5.117 Ratings
Automatic reordering	00 Ratings	6.01 Ratings
Location management	00 Ratings	7.56 Ratings

Comparison of Order Management features of Bluebeam and Viewpoint Spectrum
Feature	Bluebeam - Ratings	Viewpoint Spectrum 7.8 15 Ratings
Pricing	00 Ratings	7.212 Ratings
Order entry	00 Ratings	7.213 Ratings
Credit card processing	00 Ratings	8.84 Ratings
Cost of goods sold	00 Ratings	8.111 Ratings

Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Bluebeam and Viewpoint Spectrum
Feature	Bluebeam - Ratings	Viewpoint Spectrum 8.1 27 Ratings
Billing Management	00 Ratings	9.623 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management	00 Ratings	8.022 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management	00 Ratings	7.01 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting	00 Ratings	7.01 Ratings
Period Close	00 Ratings	8.823 Ratings

Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Bluebeam and Viewpoint Spectrum
Feature	Bluebeam - Ratings	Viewpoint Spectrum 6.7 7 Ratings
Project Planning and Scheduling	00 Ratings	5.01 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers	00 Ratings	7.16 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality	00 Ratings	7.36 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools	00 Ratings	7.24 Ratings

Comparison of Procurement features of Bluebeam and Viewpoint Spectrum
Feature	Bluebeam - Ratings	Viewpoint Spectrum 7.8 5 Ratings
Bids Analyzed and Compared	00 Ratings	8.83 Ratings
Contract Authoring	00 Ratings	8.12 Ratings
Contract Repository	00 Ratings	8.12 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated	00 Ratings	6.84 Ratings
Supplier Management	00 Ratings	7.33 Ratings

User Ratings
	Bluebeam	Viewpoint Spectrum
Likelihood to Recommend	9.6 (66 ratings)	7.2 (69 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	1.0 (2 ratings)	9.1 (7 ratings)
Usability	8.0 (3 ratings)	8.7 (30 ratings)
Availability	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (2 ratings)
Performance	- (0 ratings)	8.5 (2 ratings)
Support Rating	1.0 (11 ratings)	6.4 (29 ratings)
In-Person Training	- (0 ratings)	7.0 (1 ratings)
Online Training	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (1 ratings)
Implementation Rating	- (0 ratings)	8.9 (4 ratings)
Ease of integration	- (0 ratings)	6.6 (20 ratings)
Product Scalability	- (0 ratings)	7.6 (2 ratings)