Bluebeam vs. Oracle Primavera Submittal Exchange

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Bluebeam
Score 8.5 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
Oracle Primavera Submittal Exchange
Score 4.0 out of 10
N/A
Oracle Primavera Submittal Exchange, part of the Primavera product suite, is offered as a secure, online system for electronically exchanging, reviewing, and archiving design and construction project documentation.N/A
Pricing
BluebeamOracle Primavera Submittal Exchange
Editions & Modules
Revu Standard
$349
per seat
Revu CAD
$449
per seat
Revu eXtreme
$599
per seat
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BluebeamOracle Primavera Submittal Exchange
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
BluebeamOracle Primavera Submittal Exchange
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
BluebeamOracle Primavera Submittal Exchange
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Bluebeam
8.7
1 Ratings
6% above category average
Oracle Primavera Submittal Exchange
9.0
1 Ratings
10% above category average
Standard reports9.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Custom reports8.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Data exportability9.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Dashboards00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Construction Project & Field Management
Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Product A and Product B
Bluebeam
8.8
50 Ratings
17% above category average
Oracle Primavera Submittal Exchange
8.1
1 Ratings
9% above category average
Plan distribution & viewing9.048 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Plan markups & sharing9.150 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Issue tracking & punchlists9.030 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Photo documentation9.033 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Jobsite reports9.028 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Document sharing9.044 Ratings9.01 Ratings
RFI tools8.932 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Collaboration & approvals9.139 Ratings10.01 Ratings
As-built drawings9.042 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Mobile app7.827 Ratings00 Ratings
Submittal design and management8.918 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Checklists9.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Change orders8.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Meeting Minutes00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Specifications00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Estimating
Comparison of Estimating features of Product A and Product B
Bluebeam
8.9
27 Ratings
8% above category average
Oracle Primavera Submittal Exchange
7.8
1 Ratings
5% below category average
Takeoff tools7.025 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Job costing8.45 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Cost databases10.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Cost calculator10.02 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Bid creation9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Bluebeam
-
Ratings
Oracle Primavera Submittal Exchange
8.2
1 Ratings
6% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Bluebeam
-
Ratings
Oracle Primavera Submittal Exchange
8.6
1 Ratings
13% above category average
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
BluebeamOracle Primavera Submittal Exchange
Likelihood to Recommend
4.4
(62 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
1.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
1.0
(11 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BluebeamOracle Primavera Submittal Exchange
Likelihood to Recommend
Bluebeam, Inc.
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.
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Oracle
[Oracle Primavera Submittal Exchange] is very easy to train new users on it and have everyone on the same page. The daily reminder emails can be a pain but if there are documents needed from a trade it is a great way to remind the the it is in their ball of court to act accordingly and get the documents uploaded because there might be other trades waiting on them.
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Pros
Bluebeam, Inc.
  • 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.
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Oracle
  • It is very easy to navigate the site and find what you are looking for.
  • They have a great support team.
  • It is easy to remind different trades via notification of there are documents or submittals needed for them.
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Cons
Bluebeam, Inc.
  • 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.
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Oracle
  • The daily reminder emails can quickly keep filling up your inbox.
  • I can't think of anything else because it is very easy to use.
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Likelihood to Renew
Bluebeam, Inc.
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.
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Oracle
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Usability
Bluebeam, Inc.
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.
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Oracle
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Support Rating
Bluebeam, Inc.
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
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Oracle
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Alternatives Considered
Bluebeam, Inc.
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.
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Oracle
Procore is a bit more expensive but I think it brings more to the table.
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Return on Investment
Bluebeam, Inc.
  • 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.
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Oracle
  • It has allowed us to manage our submittals better and get the back in a timely manner to schedule projects accordingly and keep the flow going.
  • It can be a little time consuming to get the project data entered but if done right, it is worth it.
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ScreenShots

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Screenshot of Bluebeam Cloud with Markup ListScreenshot of Bluebeam Cloud with Tool ChestScreenshot of Bluebeam Revu MarkupScreenshot of Bluebeam Revu Studio Session