Bluebeam vs. On-Screen Takeoff®

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
On-Screen Takeoff®	Score7.3 out of 10	N/A	On-Screen Takeoff is a construction takeoff and estimating solution. It is intended to streamline takeoff, RFI, and bidding processes.	N/A

On-Screen Takeoff® pricing varies based on licensing options and specific business needs. The annual subscription plans are designed to scale with project and team size. Available Subscription Options: •On-Screen Takeoff •On-Screen Takeoff with Takeoff Boost™ •On-Screen Takeoff and Quick Bid® •On-Screen Takeoff with Takeoff Boost and Quick Bid Each subscription is customized to match the subscriber's workflow requirements. A 14-day free trial is available.

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Key User Insights
	Bluebeam	On-Screen Takeoff®
Considered Both Products	Bluebeam, Inc. Verified User Chose Bluebeam Bluebeam Revu is a no-brainer in the AEC space. Stop wasting money on owning adobe and Revu. Revu can replace all of your Adobe usage. With a good change management process, Revu can meet the needs of your entire organization. The Bluebeam team will be with you every step … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Bluebeam Bluebeam is a diverse program with many functions and tools, whereas competitive programs only specialize in one or few tasks. Although there are many tools within the program, users can still quickly learn how to use the program to best fit their needs. There is always a help … Incentivized Helpful?	ConstructConnect Verified User Chose On-Screen Takeoff® We've done some simple takeoffs with Bluebeam, but it is much more limited in functionality and capability than On-Screen Takeoff. Incentivized Helpful? Kyle Montague Senior Estimator in Sales at Spacecon Specialty Contractors, LLC. (Construction, 51-200 employees) Chose On-Screen Takeoff® I have only used On-Screen Takeoff. I have not had the opportunity or desire to use a different product. We also use their sister software called Quick Bid, so we are locked in with the On Center Suite. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose On-Screen Takeoff® Being able to train individuals in a single afternoon on the program and trusting them to get you something usable as soon as possible is quite invaluable. It is also something that I feel is unique to this program. It is just easier. Incentivized Helpful? christian Maxwell Project Engineer at Okland Construction (Construction, 501-1000 employees) Chose On-Screen Takeoff® I think that the simplicity and set up of On-Screen Takeoff makes this an overall better software than Bluebeam or Navisworks. Both of which can be used to create good takeoffs but they are limited in ways that on screen is not so it is a much more versatile take off tool. I … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose On-Screen Takeoff® On-Screen Takeoff is a dedicated program for quantity takeoffs. While other programs have similar capabilities, On-Screen Takeoff is by far the most user-friendly and easiest to integrate with other tools. Being able to copy and paste directly into Excel is a huge boon for our … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose On-Screen Takeoff® On-Screen Takeoff is very easy to learn and very effective at getting the quantities desired. You can set the scale, create groups, layers, typical groups and so much more. It can also be used to produce visual aids for communicating information to individuals that might not be … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose On-Screen Takeoff® On-screen Takeoff is better thanBluebeamm for the organization in my opinion. Incentivized Helpful? Aaron Graves Estimator in Professional Services at Power Construction (Construction, 201-500 employees) Chose On-Screen Takeoff® OST simply is a more robust product at the moment. Bluebeam is fine for a simple, quick takeoff but requires a vast amount of effort to layer, perform the calculations you need and (most importantly) secure your takeoff. Bluebeam may head for there in the future, but for right … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose On-Screen Takeoff® OST is still the most efficient and quick way of doing 2D takeoff. The software mentioned above all have their positives and negatives and they all have things which are far superior to OST. But OST really takes the cake when it comes to usability and a simple and useful … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose On-Screen Takeoff® I haven't used any other products other than conventional scaled rulers. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose On-Screen Takeoff® Bluebeam has measuring / take-off capabilities, but it isn't as powerful as On-Screen. Bluebeam is a better version of Adobe that has additional features similar to On-Screen. Incentivized Helpful?
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	Delivers good value for the price
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Features

Bluebeam

On-Screen Takeoff®

Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Bluebeam and On-Screen Takeoff®
Feature	Bluebeam 8.7 1 Ratings	On-Screen Takeoff® - Ratings
Standard reports	9.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Custom reports	8.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Data exportability	9.01 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Bluebeam and On-Screen Takeoff®
Feature	Bluebeam 8.9 54 Ratings	On-Screen Takeoff® - 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 On-Screen Takeoff®
Feature	Bluebeam 9.1 29 Ratings	On-Screen Takeoff® - 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

User Ratings
	Bluebeam	On-Screen Takeoff®
Likelihood to Recommend	9.6 (66 ratings)	9.0 (15 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	1.0 (2 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Usability	8.0 (3 ratings)	6.0 (1 ratings)
Support Rating	1.0 (11 ratings)	8.2 (5 ratings)
Implementation Rating	- (0 ratings)	7.0 (1 ratings)

Bluebeam vs. On-Screen Takeoff®

Bluebeam

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