Bluebeam

Score9.1 out of 10

381 Reviews and Ratings

Community insights

TrustRadius Insights for Bluebeam are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.

Pros

Efficiency in Batch Processes: Several users have praised Bluebeam Revu for its efficiency in batch processes, saving significant time compared to manual alternatives. This has been highlighted by reviewers who found the software to be a powerful tool for streamlining tasks and improving productivity.

Seamless Collaboration with Bluebeam Studio: Many reviewers have commended Bluebeam Revu's cloud-based collaboration feature, Bluebeam Studio, for its ease of use and effectiveness in facilitating collaboration among team members. Users appreciate the seamless collaboration capabilities provided by Bluebeam Revu, which enhance teamwork even when working from different locations or offices.

User-Friendly Markup Tools: The intuitive markup tools in Bluebeam Revu have received positive feedback from multiple users. They find it easy to annotate and mark up PDF documents using the software's user-friendly interface. This feature allows for efficient document editing and enhances the overall user experience.

Reviews

67 Reviews

My Bluebeam Review

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

May 6, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Bluebeam allows me to perform construction takeoffs digitally, mark up plans, modify pdf documents just to name a few of its benefits. Bluebeam basically combines Adobe like software with On Center’s On Screen takeoff software into one platform. Having access to both of these type programs combined into one, saves me time and makes me more productive.

Pros

Digital Takeoffs
PDF creation
Document management

Cons

Take off functionality
More how-to help videos
Easier program navigation

Likelihood to Recommend

Bluebeam is a powerful tool/software program within the Construction industry. With the ability to scale and perform takeoffs of your blueprints that are in a pdf form is incredible. Combing the takeoff capabilities with being able to create and modify pdf documents is awesome. With these capabilities plus more, Bluebeam is a software program that I use daily.

Verified User

Project Manager (51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

Bluebeam gets the job done

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

August 16, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Bluebeam to open all acrobat files and it allows me to make necessary changes. So far I don't have any issues that is why I love using it.

Pros

it loads fast
it gives many editing options

Cons

it might be a little confusing because the user interface is a little complicated

Likelihood to Recommend

Bluebeam is suited for people who are collaborating because they can make changes, markups and notes to pdf files

Michelle Lyn Paddock

Finance Coordinator in Finance and Accounting at Blue Heron (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

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Master All Things PDF

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

July 9, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Bluebeam does it all! It is always open on my laptop to modify and interact with PDF files. I use it to mark-up drawings, sign documents, do takeoffs, take measurements, and export files into Excel. It is one of the most flexible and useful tools I have at my disposal.

Pros

Modify PDF
Quantity Takeoffs

Cons

Takeoff feature can be cumbersome
Snapshots should be easily saved as a JPEG

Likelihood to Recommend

Bluebeam caters to the Construction Industry and many of the features are geared towards them. Although anyone could find usefulness in the program, it is best suited for Architects, Engineers, and Contractors. Other PDF programs do not have the same features and I found Adobe to be clunky.

Verified User

Project Manager in Professional Services (51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

13 years of experience

Bluebeam won’t disappoint

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

June 11, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

As a Home Consultant with a custom home-building company, Bluebeam Revu helps me with everything from home layout modifications and measurements, to site plans, to cost estimation and more.

Pros

Copy, Paste, and Color - The ability to duplicate a second of my Layout and recolor it for home modifications
Square footage Tools - The fill in tool that “bleeds” into the shapes of the rooms is super helpful.
Customized Toolbox - After about three weeks of regular work with the program, I had a saved digital toolbox filled with so many helpful items for future access

Cons

User adaption will probably always been the hardest thing. Keep finding ways to make the tools function simple for new comers.
Mac Vs PC - I had some issues with a few controls going from my PC work computer to my Mac at home. Nothing major.
If I had to pick another possibly issue… maybe simplify the Layers and Print screens? The biggest learning curve for me was trying to print PDFs without getting Layouts mixed up or losing quality.

Likelihood to Recommend

I recommend Bluebeam to anyone in the construction or design industry and I don’t just mean architects. Even a salesperson, online marketer, or low level manager could use this to help them communicate visually with their customers, general public, or their internal team.

Joey Harman

Sales Assistant Manager - Project Consultant in Sales at Coval Homes LLC (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

6 years of experience

Senior Proposal Manager

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

June 11, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I have used Bluebeam for several years in while working in the proposal management and development industry. It is a very comprehensive software to create and develop PDF files. There are tons of editing options that make this software way better than Adobe Acrobat, in my opinion. Especially, if you are an engineer, this software is best in editing and developing drawings as well.
It’s a very user-friendly software.

Pros

Creating PDF files
Editing PDFs
Editing engineering drawings
Collaboration software
Best for AEC industries

Cons

It lags and crashes especially when handing very large files
High CPU and memory usage
The interface can be overwhelming for new users due to its wide array of features
Speed of opening and saving large files is sometimes less
Expensive pricing model

Likelihood to Recommend

It is well suited within architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industries, especially construction project management, collaboration on large scale projects, bids and tenders process, quality control and inspection, design review and coordination etc.

Babar Tahirkheli

Senior Proposal Manager in Sales at Pentair (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience

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Save Bluebeam!

Rating: 1 out of 10

Incentivized

November 20, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I have used Bluebeam to convert my CAD drawings to PDF and to share them with engineers, builders, suppliers, and clients.

Pros

It used to convert my drawings to PDF easily
Mark-ups and collaboration were efficient
Sharing drawings was easier than with Adobe.

Cons

Customer service
Technical support
Updating and upgrading software

Likelihood to Recommend

My subscription was renewed and, in my opinion, the renewal software was less useful than the original. I paid additional money and agreed to a subscription system I do not feel comfortable with, and have now lost 4 days worth of productivity and progress trying to get the matter resolved.

Kevin Patrick

Owner at Designers Ink (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

10 years of experience

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Simple and easy to use Project Management Software

Rating: 9 out of 10

November 22, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Bluebeam Revu in our organization to keep our Project Managers, Installation team as well as our end-user clients all on the same page. This allows us to make changes and have a central platform for communication between all parties. We are able to share these documents and project plans without others needing licensing.

Pros

Project Review In depth
Document and Data sharing
Available on Web, iOS onsite and off site.

Cons

Subscription base creates issues for remote users
Not available on Mac
Takes too long to print or open files

Likelihood to Recommend

We run multiple projects at the same time. Often times a single project manager may be responsible for 5-7 of these large projects at any given time. Bluebeam allows us to manage our jobs more productively without needing to hire more Project Managers. This saves our overhead and allows us to be more competitive on price.

Verified User

Executive in Corporate (51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

A Fantastic PDF Markup & Sharing Tool

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

January 10, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Bluebeam Revu is one of the best PDF markup softwares. It allows for quick edits with a wide range of tools to achieve your desired markup and collaborative editing where multiple people can work together at the same time on the same document. It manages large document sets, such as construction drawings, exceptionally.

Pros

PDF markup
Multiple users of the same file
Cloud document management

Cons

More advanced drawing tools - the pencil is rather rudimentary
Easier to pick up for first time users

Likelihood to Recommend

Bluebeam is great when a project team needs to review documents and mark them up for everyone to see everyone's edits. It allows multiple people to edit the file at the same time and allows users to designate comments as accepted/rejected/completed/canceled.

Verified User

Consultant in Engineering (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience

All the bang for the buck

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

January 24, 2020

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Most of our whole organization uses Bluebeam Revu. Our main use is to review and edit documents such as plans for construction. It offers us much more flexibility and clarity versus other programs that we have used int the past. Additionally, its ease of sharing between users is definitely a plus because we can all be looking at the same documents in a much more timely manner.

Pros

Ease of use.
Speed. It allows the user to access and edit documents much faster.

Cons

At first it might be intimidating if you have never used it.
Sometimes too many options.

Likelihood to Recommend

Well Suited:
1. For everything we do in our takeoff engineering department.
2. Ease of access to view and edit plans and documents.
3. Ease of sharing between our office and field staff.
4. Inviting to sessions - meaning that we can all teleconference and view the same exact document in real time with each other.
I cannot think of a scenario where it would not be useful in my situation.

Verified User

Engineer in Engineering (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience

Great for scaled markups

Rating: 7 out of 10

Incentivized

January 24, 2020

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Bluebeam Revu to add and track comments and markups on architectural drawing sets and other documents. We use Bluebeam Studio / Sessions to review documents with our consultants and clients. We also use Bluebeam drawing tools to create basic diagrams and other illustrations. We don't typically use more advanced features like conditional formatting, or exporting markups.

Pros

Great fast PDF viewer with better editing tools than Adobe Acrobat.
Useful feature set for architects, such as setting drawing scale, distance and area measurement tools.

Cons

I wish the drawing tools had 'snapping' options.
There should be more control over dimming backgrounds and flattening/unflattening markups so you can be sure your recipient is seeing the same thing.

Likelihood to Recommend

Bluebeam Revu is great for quickly viewing PDFs. Its more advanced features such as collaborative sessions make it our go-to PDF viewer and editor, over Adobe Acrobat. The scale drawing and measurement tools make it a great program for reviewing and commenting on architectural drawings. It is less useful for documents that are primarily text, as the text editing features are somewhat lacking.

Verified User

Professional (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience

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