# Page 14 | Bluebeam Revu Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 14 - Is Bluebeam Revu the right PDF solution for you? Explore 972 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/121586/Bluebeam-PDF-Revu/reviews --- Bluebeam Revu 4.7 (972) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/121586/Bluebeam-PDF-Revu/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated February 18th, 2026 # Page 14 - Reviews of Bluebeam Revu ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 326-350 of 972 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use BW Bryan W. IT Admin Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Product" September 30, 2019 5.0 Bluebeam for ios has made remote sign-off sheets much easier than the Adobe offering Pros Bluebeam has a great user interface and works well with our cad drawings the separate management application make it easy for me to resolve printer stalls or flattening failures that may occur Cons the cost is always something we look at, but feel that we are able to highly leverage the product for great value Review Source LP Luke P. Estimator Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fantastic document review program" February 13, 2018 5.0 If you need a document editing/viewing software, this is it. Pros Bluebeam can handle everything I throw at it. I can convert from almost any format to a PDF, images, office docs, websites, you name it. Not only that, it can backwards convert to most file types. I can take an image of text and convert it to a word document, or take a matrix on a set of plans and go to excel. Cons Some of the more advanced features are a pain to figure out. There is so much functionality built into the program that I've actually had to relearn things because they are buried in menus and options. Review Source AM Alicia M. Project Manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My Saving Grace" March 24, 2020 5.0 I could not do my job without Bluebeam Revu, this software alone has changed how we do business. Pros I love the option to customize tools to fit individual needs and the overlay option to see what changes, if any, there are to updated plan sets. Cons I think the software could be a bit cheaper, especially as most softwares going operating on the cloud. Alternatives considered [Procore Estimating](https://www.capterra.com/p/157661/Esticom/) Reason for choosing Bluebeam Revu Customer reviews and business integrity Review Source BD Bobby D. Project Manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I can't do my job without it!" April 17, 2017 5.0 A must have for any General Contractor. Pros Bluebeam Revu is an extremely versatile software with a wide range of uses that apply to all project stakeholders. At a basic level, the software is similar to your run of the mill PDF editor. Where it really shines is with its industry specific tools for mark-ups, as-builts, drawing management, quantity take-offs, document distribution and its ability to offer a simulated drawing revu session virtually and in real-time. Cons I was able to jump on Bluebeam Revu and use it at a pretty high level within a couple of days. I have, however, seen others struggle with it. They are always able to utilize a percentage of the software's functionality, but sometimes aren't able to progress to the software's higher level tools. Review Source ES Eric S. PM Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Bluebeam Revu is great for construction" August 6, 2019 4.0 Revu is a staple in my daily work. It provides functionality that surpasses other PDF programs I have used and allows me to work much more effectively. Pros This has the ability to handle a wide variety of tasks beyond just manipulating PDFs. It lets you perform takeoffs, document analysis, and more. Cons The recent redesign made it more difficult to find the common commands I wanted and seems less intuitive. Review Source ZW Zachary W. Project Manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Bluebeam Review" January 14, 2020 5.0 The software helps take construction documents and edit them to your liking. It is helpful in providing supplemental information to manage our construction products. Pros The ease of use and ability to edit and mark up documents to your own liking. The multiple functions that the software has available. Cons Sometimes it is a bit difficult to find the toolbars and to place them in the locations that you prefer. Review Source WZ Winnie Z. Designer Civil Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Bluebeam for Engineering" October 11, 2021 5.0 Pros Simple to use for PDF document management and editing, markups and area take offs. Relevant to engineering professionals Cons Took a while to get used to newest Bluebeam update Review Source Alyssa P. Project Engineer Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Adobe on Steroids!" May 20, 2019 5.0 Pros Endless features for document editing, we use consistently for markups and logistics plans. Cons It is advanced and does take some getting used to - not an entry level program Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Engineering Manager Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A lot of options" February 5, 2019 4.0 I use Bluebeam to review and edit Architectural and Cad drawings, typically during meetings or group reviews. Works very well. Pros Easy access to pdf edits and on the fly decision making and discussions. Cons There are so many options that it can get difficult to not be overwhelmed and find yourself searching for the best way to do what you really want to do. Review Source JJ Jesse J. Regional Solutions Manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best PDF editor for anyone who wants more than simple markups" September 25, 2018 5.0 Pros The markups are as flexible as you could possibly want, including totally customizable stamps, etc. It supports 360 camera images embedded into the files, all kinds of grouping options, and easy control of arrangement (front to back of the document). The ability to flatten markups before sharing is great, too. Cons I believe they just massively updated their cost, though I'm not in the group reviewing that in detail. If you don't flatten markups before emailing or sharing them, Apple devices very often don't display the markups at all, which is bad Review Source kS kenia S. rescue QA/QC Oil & Energy Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The BEAT overall program its an all in one PLUS!!!" February 6, 2020 5.0 it has been exceptional. Ive self taught myself and have loved each and every bit of it!!! easy to use, figure out and teach others. Pros this program takes power point, adobe acrobat, auto cad, and GoToMyPc... all in one. you can export to power point, combine create edit and MORE than acrobat, draw n design create just as well if not better than auto cad, and communicate with each other as a group live!! Cons Takes time to learn all the functions, BUT they have easy to follow videos you can watch and it doesnt cost a penny!! like most others do!! Reason for choosing Bluebeam Revu by far the best for the price!! Review Source Logan M. Project Engineer Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "I use BlueBeam almost every day at work for documents" February 15, 2018 5.0 It has allowed me to collaborate with ease on projects that have high level of detail. Pros I like the ability of having a digital software that you can upload documents and blueprints to and make edits on. It is easily transferable, no hassle, and can be used for great collaboration. Similar formatting as Microsoft Word. Cons Not much to complain about with BlueBeam. Possibly the fact that the main file it saves in is pdf. If you needed diversity in your types of files that would be a negative. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior Art Director / Vice President Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Has some compatibility issues..." July 19, 2018 3.0 Pros This is a very powerful piece of software. It has tons and tons of features and is definitely more robust than something like Acrobat Viewer. Not really even comparable. Cons The biggest problem I have with this software is its compatibility. If you were working by yourself, it would function perfectly fine, but we you start to mix different people creating PDFs from different sources, things start to get strange... For example, creating a PDF from Adobe Creative Suite, and trying to view with BlueBeam can produce some unintended visual results. Also, comments made in BlueBeam, but opened by another person in another PDF reader may not see the comments at all. Review Source DK Douglas K. Cost Manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A Must have for any pdf reader or editor" December 10, 2018 5.0 Hands down the best pdf review and editing software. Will chose this over adobe 100% of the time and have gotten all of my colleagues to switch over to this program and now they all use this as their exclusive pdf viewer. Pros The versatility of bluebeam is amazing. From simple markups to layering and doing scaled take offs, this program can do it all. I use it for both personal and professional tasks on a daily basis. They also have great customer support and are always improving their software to keep up with the latest trends and customer needs. Cons Because there is so much data that can be stored on a single file, sometimes the files get very large and cumbersome to work with. Also if you add too many layers and information, the pages sometimes take a long time to load/buffer. Review Source TC Tatianna C. Designer Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Big Fan of Revu" August 4, 2022 5.0 I'm a big fan of revu, i would absolutely recommend it to other architects and designers Pros I like how easy it is to make cosmetic changes to architectural drawings. You can hide lots of mistakes that come out of other softwares and touch them up really well in Revu Cons I feel like importing images into a document makes the file really slow, I wonder if there's a fix to it. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Marketing/Planning Coordinator Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Cool way to edit pdfs" July 31, 2018 4.0 Pros I like the most about this software is that it allows you to edit, cut and rewrite documents and draw on them as well. Cons What I like the least about this software is that it do not pick up the original font when editing. Sometimes when you don't have the original font you are stuck with trying to match it. Review Source JR Justin R. Engineer I Civil Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Bluebeam Revu is a necessity for my engineering work" September 19, 2020 5.0 I use bluebeam Revu every single day to view and markup PDFs. I also use bluebeam studio to review PDFs for our projects as well Pros I love bluebeam Revu for its ease of tools for engineering applications. I love the markup tools as well. Then also the collaborative tools with Bluebeam Revu. Cons Sometimes it is a little difficult to find the tools you are seeking and there is a little time to learn where things are. Review Source JB John B. Estimator/CM Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent .pdf manipulator. Had previously used Acrobat products exclusively, had reservations." August 17, 2017 5.0 Every possible benefit, from personal communication to system wide corporate applications. Pros Absolutely intuitive program. You can get up and running with this with no training, assuming you have ever used any .pdf software prior. The menus are extremely rich, and generally intelligible to anyone who is computer "fluent" at the typical office "user" level. The depth of the menus is astounding, once you are past the basics, the abilities this program lets you access will change the way you do business. I like it because it makes someone without a CAD background (me) look like a professional, I was a huge Acrobat fan, the switch to BlueBeam was a corporate decision and I didn't think I'd ever get used to it. Took about two days, actually. Review Source KM Kevin M. Project Engineer Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The ultimate swiss army knife tool for everything PDF" November 20, 2018 5.0 Its always been the fastest pdf editing and viewing software. Snapshot, flattening, reducing file size, adding file security and the tool chest are my favorite features. Pros Its wide berth of features and converting tools. I use the bluebeam stapler to take anything in word or excel and combine it into pdf format for easier distribution. the snapshot tool is probably the most used tool out of them all. Cons It can be very busy and hard to find some features depending on the layout used. I'd appreciate a simpler view for presentations that doesn;t require me to go full screen. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Assistant Project Manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Bluebeam great for construction" October 18, 2018 4.0 Pros Easy to use software that even a non-tech person can figure out Cons the software often malfunctions, if you open too many files, buttons stop working Review Source JS Jan S. Business Manager Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great affordable PDF markup software " February 28, 2019 4.0 We publish all design drawings from autocad and revit to bluebeam for pdf creation and posting. Pros Lots of functionality and easy to use. We converted our entire office to use this for all PDFs. We have people doing simple markups and people using for design and drafting. Admin staff use it to convert documents and merge and extract large documents. We have created custom stamps and toolchests for office wide use. It is also easy to measure and calculate areas. Cons Support is basically non-existent other than online blogs or google searches. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Project Manager Real Estate Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Bluebeam Revu" September 12, 2018 5.0 Pros Great powerful product for reviewing and marking up PDF documents. Cons Learning curve can be steep for users that do not have previous experience. Review Source HK Hank K. Estimator Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Bluebeam usages" November 29, 2023 5.0 Bluebeam was a software that is user friendly and effective. The functions that I used help make my workday easier. Pros Bluebeam is a great software necessity, It helped me get organized and was easy to operate Cons Bluebeam's take off functions were basic but efficient. It allowed me to get through the jobs easily. Review Source AS Alex S. Project Engineer Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I started using Bluebeam 2 years ago and have know idea why I hadn't heard about it through school." August 15, 2017 5.0 Pros This PDF software is very intuitive, simple, and creative. It also has a great bank of support videos to help you learn how to use all of the features in the program. Cons For some reason when my files get more line in them the pdf tends to slow down a lot. If there were a magical way to fix this that would be amazing. Also I have found the batch functions to combine or separate PDFS or even batch link can be a little confusing and if there was some way of clarifying those steps in the program that would be helpful I think. Review Source nS najeeb S. EHS operations Manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Bluebeam review " December 15, 2020 4.0 It was a good software to use. The quantity of the features is good and useful. Pros Document control and overlay of the drawings with notes help to keep the job up to date and managed more efficiently Cons difficulty with some of the features. hard to add comments at some points Review Source Similar Products Featured