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Feature Set Ratings
Construction Project & Field Management

Adobe AIR
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
8.4
Bluebeam Revu
84%
Bluebeam Revu ranks higher in 11/11 features
Bluebeam Revu ranks higher in 11/11 features
Plan distribution & viewing

N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
47 Ratings
Plan markups & sharing

N/A
0 Ratings
9.9
99%
49 Ratings
Issue tracking & punchlists

N/A
0 Ratings
8.8
88%
29 Ratings
Photo documentation

N/A
0 Ratings
8.4
84%
32 Ratings
Jobsite reports

N/A
0 Ratings
8.5
85%
27 Ratings
Document sharing

N/A
0 Ratings
8.9
89%
43 Ratings
RFI tools

N/A
0 Ratings
7.9
79%
31 Ratings
Collaboration & approvals

N/A
0 Ratings
9.5
95%
38 Ratings
As-built drawings

N/A
0 Ratings
8.6
86%
41 Ratings
Mobile app

N/A
0 Ratings
5.4
54%
26 Ratings
Submittal design and management

N/A
0 Ratings
7.9
79%
17 Ratings
Estimating

Adobe AIR
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
8.8
Bluebeam Revu
88%
Bluebeam Revu ranks higher in 5/5 features
Bluebeam Revu ranks higher in 5/5 features
Takeoff tools

N/A
0 Ratings
7.3
73%
25 Ratings
Job costing

N/A
0 Ratings
8.4
84%
5 Ratings
Cost databases

N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Cost calculator

N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
2 Ratings
Bid creation

N/A
0 Ratings
8.2
82%
6 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Bluebeam Revu is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Usability
Likelihood to Recommend

6.0
Adobe AIR
60%
10 Ratings
9.5
Bluebeam Revu
95%
60 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

Adobe AIR
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
Bluebeam Revu
100%
1 Rating
Usability

7.0
Adobe AIR
70%
1 Rating
8.0
Bluebeam Revu
80%
2 Ratings
Support Rating

Adobe AIR
N/A
0 Ratings
8.5
Bluebeam Revu
85%
20 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Adobe AIR
I would recommend [Adobe AIR] because it works very well, I just wish there were more resources out there on it to help the onboarding.
Director of Social Media
GayTravelAirlines/Aviation, 11-50 employees
Bluebeam Revu
The program is great for editing construction drawings, stamping/approving official documents and overlaying revised documents to see design changes. You can use it as an estimating takeoff tool, estimating database, document control, cloud document storage, the list goes on! Bluebeam poses many applications for the user to utilize for the desired needs. There may be some other software that has one specific function that can perform the specific task better, but Bluebeam is a holistic program with many tools for use.

Verified User
Employee in Professional Services
Construction Company, 1001-5000 employeesPros
Adobe AIR
- Fast of build project: very good tools to developers
- Multiplatform: has the promise of deploying one application package for multiple platforms
- Easy of use: fast developing
- Perfect tools: instrument are simply but powerful
- Good documentation
- Make App for Android, iOS, Desktop
- It's very time/cost efficient: saves great amount of time
programmatore e sistemista
tecnicaCivic & Social Organization, 1-10 employees
Bluebeam Revu
- Once you set Bluebeam Revu as your default PDF handler, it launches immediately when clicking a PDF to open. The speed with which it opens documents is impressive.
- Creating PDF's out of other documents, such as Word, Excel, JPG's, etc. is simple.
- Digitally signing documents is a simple, secure process. You can keep your signature password-protected, yet still access it quickly.
- The Bluebeam Revu mobile application ( I use the iOS version on an iPad Pro), is awesome. Not only does it handle PDF's like you would expect it to, it allows for effortless digital signing of documents on the fly. Nice to be able to quickly sign a document and email right back out from the tablet no matter where I am.
General Manager
Infinite Energy Construction, incConstruction, 51-200 employees
Cons
Adobe AIR
- It is cumbersome to update if you use Flash Builder.
- It still relies on Flash and vector graphics and therefore can have poor performance unless you are using a third-party library such as Starling.
- It is updated somewhat slowly and is still missing some useful features such as controller support.

Verified User
Employee in Other
Higher Education Company, 1001-5000 employeesBluebeam Revu
- If you have several tabs open and you try to drag one out for a side by side view then you do not have all the modification options and you have to combine them back together.
- There is a lag time when hitting the print option.
- There is also a lag time when opening files, sometimes I think the window is frozen.
- I wish the basic version also had basic file editing, as in editing a document as Adobe does.
Administrative Assistant
Strategic Construction, Ltd.Construction, 51-200 employees
Pricing Details
Adobe AIR
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Adobe AIR Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Bluebeam Revu
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$349 per seat
Bluebeam Revu Editions & Modules
Edition
Revu Standard | $3491 |
---|---|
Revu CAD | $4491 |
Revu eXtreme | $5991 |
- per seat
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
Adobe AIR
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Bluebeam Revu
Bluebeam Revu 10.0
Based on 1 answer
Bluebeam is a powerful PDF viewer and mark-up tool. We are more familiar with it than Adobe Acrobat Pro or other viewers, and it has more features geared towards construction document managers than Acrobat Pro does.
Assistant Account Manager
CNR Group Inc.Construction, 11-50 employees
Usability
Adobe AIR
Adobe AIR 7.0
Based on 1 answer
Although Adobe AIR is just an SDK without an actual "UI" it's commonly used within Flash, Flash Builder, or FlashDevelop. Considering the integration with Flash IDE, there are very few tools that can compete with its features.
Software Developer
IntelityEntertainment, 11-50 employees
Bluebeam Revu
Bluebeam Revu 8.0
Based on 2 answers
I'm constantly finding that Bluebeam Revu does more than I knew it could. And when I find something that it can't do, I've found that Bluebeam truly listens to its user base and will work to incorporate any good suggestion when feasible.
Construction Operations & Process Manager
Morley BuildersConstruction, 201-500 employees
Support Rating
Adobe AIR
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Bluebeam Revu
Bluebeam Revu 8.5
Based on 20 answers
Its hard for me to give a rating on this one as we rarely have to use the support feature for Bluebeam. However, when we have used it, they have been ultra supportive in helping us get exactly what we needed. I know another engineer was trying to figure out a feature and the rep gave a detailed tutorial on how to complete the task

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Construction Company, 201-500 employeesAlternatives Considered
Adobe AIR
Originally, Adobe AIR was the only game in town, and its blend of flexibility in platforms it could publish to (PC, Mac, iOS, Android), ease of use, and familiarity made it the clear choice. Now Adobe no longer supports it, and we’ve found the transition to Harmon unworkable for us.
Owner
JMarr Design StudioEntertainment, 1-10 employees
Bluebeam Revu
We feel there is not another program out there that would compare to Bluebeam at this current time. Some of the other programs out there do not include studio or the overlaying process which is one of our main uses. The ease of hyperlinking makes this product stand out the most.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Construction Company, 501-1000 employeesReturn on Investment
Adobe AIR
- Allows easy porting of functionality and look and feel to many diverse platforms.
- Shorten development and deployment time.
- Reduced training and support costs by re-using common widgets.
Software Manager
Santa ClaraGovernment Administration, 10,001+ employees
Bluebeam Revu
- A major positive aspect is being able to take your computer home without taking the entire set of paper drawings. They have made it so easy to navigate a set of drawings that I can work at home using only the digital drawings.
- Collaboration with owners and architects has been a great feature. Setting up a Bluebeam studio and having everyone get in and mark things up, then having the architect be able to go in and see what markups have been added, has made the constructability review process much much better.
- Even when not working on drawings, Bluebeam is a very good tool for working with standard PDF documents. The markup tools are very easy to use.
- The negative aspect is the takeoff function because some people would like estimators to use the Bluebeam takeoff because it would make their job easier down the road; however, the actual act of doing a full scale takeoff in Bluebeam would require much more time.
Estimator
PCL ConstructionConstruction, 1001-5000 employees