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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated July 23rd, 2026 # Reviews of Bluebeam Revu Ease of use 4.3 Customer Service 4.3 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews CC Caleb C Estimator and Project ManagerConstruction, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “It has a user-friendly interface that makes reviewing plans, creating markups, and coordinating with team members simple and efficient.“ April 20, 2026 JM Jasmin M Estimating AssistantAccounting, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “It can also run a bit slow on older or lower-performance computers.“ March 31, 2026 CC Caleb C Estimator and Project ManagerConstruction, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Its flexibility is one of its biggest strengths, particularly in allowing users to handle both plan takeoffs and plan markups efficiently.“ April 20, 2026 DJ Daimin J Project LeaderArchitecture & Planning, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “The shortcut commands of the software are too long and cumbersome to use because most of them require 3 key strokes like measuring requires ‘alt shift L’.“ October 22, 2024 AK Anthony K Mechanical EngineerConstruction, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “I also like how easy it is to mark up and add comments to drawings and also to create collaborative sessions with other Team members and see comments made in real-time. “ April 23, 2026 CC Caleb C Estimator and Project ManagerConstruction, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “The biggest downside to Bluebeam Revu is the subscription model.“ April 20, 2026 SC Shawn C IT DirectorConstruction, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Ability to use on any size of blueprints as well as new users can quickly start jumping into the application. “ June 22, 2026 JT Jerry T Sr Project ManagerConstruction, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “For no reason, I was notified that my subscription had expired (6 months before it was supposed to).“ February 10, 2026 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 976 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Lap Y. project Manager Real Estate Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Blue beam review" August 19, 2021 4.0 It is my preferred PDF editor and I constantly use it to make edits Pros It is very user friendly and very intuitive. The dashboards are set up similar to acad and I can draw pretty well. The editing features are also top notch. Cons It is a bit pricey for a PDF editor. You can get adobe versions much cheaper and while it maybe less functional, the adobe programs do work ok. Switched from [Adobe Workfront](https://www.capterra.com/p/268205/Adobe-Workfront/) Blue beam was more functional and user friendly. Review Source Gregg C. President/CEO Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Move Over Adobe, Bluebeam is Better" July 15, 2021 5.0 A great alternative to Adobe…much more user friendly and affordable. Pros Bluebeam has better features and is easier to use than Adobe. The cost is much less when you consider payments are not indefinite. Cons Nothing bad to report. Bluebeam is far superior to Adobe. So far we have not found any flaws in the software. Switched from [Adobe XD](https://www.capterra.com/p/168423/Adobe-XD/)[Adobe Creative Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/48969/Adobe-Creative-Cloud/) Bluebeam works better with our with our other programs and internal system. Review Source AR Adam R. Project Engineer Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Bluebeam review" June 12, 2025 3.0 My overall experience with bluebeam revu is very good, especially once get familiar with the program, and will continue to use for the foreseeable future. Pros What i like the most about bluebeam revu is the ease of use for marking up pdf drawings and compiling comments. Cons What I like the least about bluebeam revu is that it takes some getting used to, especially coming from acrobat, but once you do its a great tool. Review Source JT Jerry T. Sr Project Manager Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Frustrated with support." February 10, 2026 4.0 Great until something occurred that no one seemed able to help with. The solution was painfully slow. Pros The product is fantastic for drawing, markup and collaboration. PDF documents are a breeze to navigate. Overall the product itself is great. Cons For no reason, I was notified that my subscription had expired (6 months before it was supposed to). I was off line, unable to use my product and I was shuttled from one person to another that was 'looking into it' for over a week while my workflow was basically shut down. Review Source KL Keli L. Project Coordinator Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Bluebeam is the best for construction drawings" August 18, 2025 4.0 Pros I use Bluebeam the most for reviewing and marking up construction drawings. The tools that Bluebeam offers make it very easy to import specific stamps that you use often, cloud/highlight certain areas of a document and even move pages around. I also really love the comparing tool where you can lay multiple page on top of each other to see where they differ without having to figure it out on your own side-by-side. Cons Occasionaly Bluebeam with glitch and not maximize from the start bar, even though I know the app is open and I have documents open within it. This generally has to do with disconnecting from my docking station, and hasn't ever effected documents saving correctly - but is annoying none-the-less to disconnect my computer, walk into a meeting, then not be able to open for presentation. Review Source Joshua Y. Project Manager Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Untrustworthy Developer - Dropped the ball" September 18, 2019 3.0 Pros Brings a lot of features and functionality missing from Acrobat. To my knowledge, no other PDF software is geared towards the A+E market. I wish there was another one out there so that these guys didn't have a monopoly on the market. It has given them a sense of invincibility that has led to stagnation and a lack of genuine support for their customers. Cons I've been using Revu for about 8 years, 5 of those on Windows. The last 3 are at my most recent job, and when I found out that Bluebeam had created a Revu for Mac, I was quick to push our company to adopt. I even gave a lunchtime presentation to show everyone some of the really powerful features I had come to know and love from the windows side. Playing with the trial version of 1.0, though, I quickly realized that a ton of features were absent from the windows version. I went ahead and gave the presentation anyway, though and with some convincing, we bought seats for everyone. It became clear within the first week of using the software, though, that it was incredibly slow. So slow as to be unusable. It took several seconds to render every page... considering that we regularly deal with 100+ page architectural sets, this made the program worthless in a lot of cases. What's more we really felt the lack of some features from the windows side, many of which were so basic that it's laughable that Bluebeam decided not to invest in them. You can't crop pdfs for instance. Anyway, when bluebeam for mac 2.0 came out, we bought in thinking that we'd be getting all of the features that we were missing along with performance improvements. Turns out they decided to revamp the UI with almost 0 feature inclusions. The performance of page rendering was significantly improved, which was helpful, although page thumbnails now no longer load. Switched from [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/) Because Revu has tools and functionality geared towards the A+E Market Review Source CB Chris B. SDR - Sales Development Rep Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Bluebeam Revu - Construction Drawings and PDF Files" May 28, 2025 5.0 This software is focussed on exactly what we do and the experience for all has been very good. Working on large construction drawings and being able to collaborate on multiple PDF files has improved our workflows immensely. Pros This product integrated with our CAD tools perfectly. Having a PDF editor working inside AutoCAD is a game changer. Cons This product has a bit of a learning curve to understand all the features and sometimes struggles with large files. Review Source RH Rod H. Civil Engineer III Civil Engineering Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Bluebeam Revu review" February 18, 2026 5.0 Great for our team of engineers and architects. Can easily combine multiple documents into one document making a project very organized. Pros The ease of use to markup PDFs and to easily edit. Very user friendly with hardly any training with contradicts other reviews. Cons Cost of software but worth the cost after using and reaping the benefits of the software. Need to have a powerful computer. Review Source KJ Kyle J. General Manager Retail Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "One of my go-to apps at work!" August 18, 2025 5.0 This app seriously helps me out as a Retail supervisor. I get to work and all my documents are in one place, which makes my already-busy day a lot smoother. Pros What I like most about this app is that I get to manage and edit all of my PDF documents in ONE place! Cons After using the app for a few weeks, I was pretty surprised to find myself using it again and again without any down sides. Review Source MS Matthew S. Project Engineer Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Simple and Effective" February 11, 2025 5.0 Fantastic. Use it daily for take-offs and regularly for uses it probably isn't even intended for. Pros AutoCAD's non-Ivy League cousin, Bluebeam is simple to use but has the potential for incredible stuff. I use it daily for take-off's. Cons Updated from a one time purchase to a yearly subscription model. Has conveniences for sure, but they are charging more. Alternatives considered [AutoCAD LT](https://www.capterra.com/p/2011/AutoCAD-LT/) Reason for choosing Bluebeam Revu Bluebeam is super cheap and user friendly. Review Source RP Robert P. Operations Engineer Utilities Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Very Robust PDF viewer" December 16, 2024 5.0 I've used Bluebeam Revu for a couple of years as a viewer when I haven't had to mark up prints. Pros It seems to work with any type of PDF I've thrown at it, with no hanging up, no failure to display objects, no matter how weird or obscure they might be. Cons While this is meant to be a viewer rather than an editing tool, competitors do offer slightly more editing functions in their basic entries. Switched from [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/) Ease of use. Acrobat Reader was slow, didn't always work with the documents I needed it to. In addition, it was a resource hog, often slowing Outlook to a crawl or freezing it altogether. Review Source JL Joshua L. Transportation Engineer Civil Engineering Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Amazing PDF reader, better than Adobe Acrobat. Very useful engineering tools" September 15, 2023 5.0 This is the fastest tool when it comes to drawing review, pdf document creation and control, and diagram creation. The tools at your disposal allow you to do many things which other programs do not. I would recommend this software over any other PDF reader. Pros Very handy and intuitive engineering tools, you can mark up drawings, get measurements and estimate quantities very easily. The drawings tools are also very useful, allowing for easy creation of clean diagrams. The PDF tools are powerful and I have completely phased out Adobe Acrobat in favour of using Bluebeam. Cons The only downside I have come across is the inability to created lines of fixed length, you have to create a measurement and then create a line to match the measurement. Switched from [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/) Adobe is harder to use and not as intuitive or sophisticated when it comes to editing tools as Bluebeam. As a PDF reader Bluebeam loads and displays files much better than Adobe, it optimised well and rarely crashes and doesn't have the same visual bugs than Adobe often has. Review Source FQ Farah Q. Architect Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I Recommend Bluebeam" May 6, 2023 5.0 It is an excellent tool for reviewing drawings and organizing reports in a clear manner. Pros Marking up drawings and also being able to create a shared document for multiple users to mark up make this a strong tool that allows AEC professionals to go digital and avoid printing. Cons Tools that allow me to draw straight lines on documents would help. Switched from [Adobe Acrobat](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/) Bluebeam Revu can handle larger file sizes much better than Adobe Acrobat. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Development Manager Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great software and a fair price" August 12, 2025 4.0 Pros Great software - does what it says on the tin, without being too compicated, yet offers extra functionality for those that need it Cons The change from a one-of-purchase to subscription model was disappointing as it frustatingly takes the choice away to upgrade or not Review Source SA Sami A. Administrative assistant Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best software for price and usage!!" February 24, 2025 5.0 Very useful tool and recommended my whole company to it. We have used it for years now. Pros How everything is in one place and is very beginner and user friendly! Cons Sometimes the constant updates take a long time. Review Source KS Karen S. Technical consultant Oil & Energy Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Bluebeam is a great markup tool" October 23, 2024 5.0 Great, it made working from home possible and an easy tool to share / track live markups between offices. Pros Ease of marking up a PDF document, functionality of searching documents, and comparing 2 documents. Cons I wish you could separate the settings and tool chest to a separate window Review Source sD scott D. 00 Government Administration Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Time lost over horrible system. FIX THE PROBLEMS THAT YOU KNOW EXIST" August 2, 2023 1.0 Poor at Best. I am so tired of taking my time to explain your horrible system to our clients. WEAK!!!! Pros Nothing!! Because it doesn't work consistently enough to monitor anything good. Cons Poor system, POOR communication with other systems that your group guaranteed would work. We all know that you have tried to fix problems, but your group cannot seem to get it right. Review Source AB Ana B. Architectural designer Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy document based collaboration " March 5, 2022 5.0 Pros This is an easy to use cloud based document storage that is accessible live by team members to mark up with a robust tool chest. Any type of document management, from idea brainstorming to architectural drawing set review, is easy to do in this program. It is also easy to track others’ or your own mark ups in the document, and set a status to the mark ups like completed or incomplete or in need of discussion. You can also alert a team member to a mark. The bluebeam session feature of revu is simple yet powerful. The bluebeam project feature is similar but is based on the idea of each sheet of a document being easy to check in or out by a team member, and mark up or replace back into the larger document. Cons I wish there was an easier way to swap out a document or sheet without losing the comments and their properties. I also wish there was a homepage feature for a project that teams could add milestone information, weekly or monthly tasks, and sort your notifications by priority that are within the bluebeam session. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Job Captain Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My preferred document management program" August 4, 2022 5.0 Overall, my experience has been great with bluebeam especially when submitting and coordinating with DSA Pros I like the revu portion of this program the most because we are in architectural office that deals with alot of consultant drawings that don't necessarily use our programs. Cons What I like least about this program is how demanding it is on my computer. Review Source RS Ryan S. Estimator Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent quantity survey tool" April 21, 2021 5.0 We've been able to complete more accurate quantity take offs and share them with our team faster. The ability to annotate drawings helps our field staff to complete their specific scope of work in the correct location, avoiding rework. Pros You're able to create custom tools for quantity take offs to record different project requirements quickly and accurately. We use this software for construction estimating and rely on it every day. Cons Moving your mouse too quickly when completing a quantity take off can cause the take off to be cancelled and you need to start again. Reason for choosing Bluebeam Revu I'm unaware of any software that's as valuable as Bluebeam Revu. Review Source MC Micah C. Director of Training and Innovatino Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best PDF Editing Software" May 20, 2021 4.0 I love Bluebeam. It is essential for my job. I am working in it multiple times throughout the day. I know I'm not using it to it's full potential. Pros I love the number of features Bluebeam revu offers. I keep finding new ways to use the software and increase my productivity. The software is well laid out and customizable to my needs and work flows. Bluebeam provides lots of video tutorials to help people get acquainted with the software Cons There are a few glitches here and there. Every once in a while I get a PDF that I have to open in Adobe reader because it does not load properly in Bluebeam. Printing to our plotter also goes better through Adobe for some reason. Review Source BD Brian D. Sales/ PM Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Every construction company should be using this program!" May 11, 2023 4.0 I loved it. Used every project. Was able to see my margins increase as a byproduct of not over estimating... less waste. We were also able to keep project costs more real-time helping to win more projects. Pros Pros: I loved the digital estimating tools that fed back to the general, \[sensitive content hidden\], and architects. They were able to see any gaps in designs and see where projects might be easier to VE. Cons CONS: 1) Too many tools at your fingertips makes for alot to learn, but not everything is needed. 2) If GC is using program, the document management on large projects can become very overwhelming if not organized extremely well. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior Advisor International Trade and Development Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The magic behind Bluebeam Revu. Simplifies work." November 15, 2023 5.0 Never disappointing features. Always available help desk support. Bluebeam Revu is cool. Pros I would like to pass my special gratitude to the customer support team for Bluebeam Revu. A collection of very resourceful team which understands the software so well. They really assisted me in launching and integration of this software. My emails were replied on time and in the most respectful manner. They made the app easy to use for me and that's why I have recommended it to several friends who appreciates it's work too. Keep up the good work. Cons With such assistance from the customer support team, I find nothing hard. All the challenges are well addressed. Review Source LZ Leizl Z. Project Assistant Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Bluebeam Review is User Friend and Economical" August 11, 2022 5.0 I have a very good experience with bluebeam review. I use it daily and it is helping me manage my work easier. I enjoy the many features of bluebeam review that helps me work on my projects easily. Pros I love using Bluebeam because it is easier to use comparing to other products that has similar features. I use it in managing documents per projects. It is easy to work with drawings and documents. Very user friendly and has very good features that help with drawings and documents management. Cons I don't have anything that I don't like about bluebeam because for me bluebeam has made my work easier. Review Source SF Scott F. Sr project manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Lengthy enjoyable experience with this software." September 4, 2020 4.0 My overall experience was stellar. To import plans was so easy and other softwares this is not the case. Many other software would take 2-4 additional steps just to import blueprints. Where as Bluebeam is basically one step. The software runs rather fast with hardly resizing delays , I have used similar softwares after acquiring Bluebeam and on the same computer I experienced resizing delays on the similar software, where Bluebeam had no issues. Pros The most important part of this software was the complete ease of use. With no experience with estimating software, I was able to jump right in and get to work without any training, videos or someone else to teach me the basics. The original layout and key icons made everything simple but necessary. Cons The first major issue I incurred was learning how to compile all of the data at the finish of gathering the take off( sq ft measurements) this portion of the software was slightly less user friendly when it came to compiling the lists of rooms/areas with the details .eventually after some months of use I began to become familiar with the steps of the software sorting the sq feet and labeling the areas Reason for choosing Bluebeam Revu We chose Bluebeam was the cost of it. At the time we compared this software with Callidus and realized the more bang for the buck was Bluebeam. Once purchased we had excitement due to such ease of learning and within 1-2 days had the majority of the software learned. I would recommend this to anyone looking to take off digital prints. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.