Better bang for your buck!
Updated July 23, 2021

Better bang for your buck!

Heather MacLean | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Bluebeam Revu

I would say about 90% of the company has upgraded from Adobe to Bluebeam. I have the basic program and there are definitely some pros and cons when in comparison to Adobe.
  • When I have different tabs open, it reverts back to the main or first tab which is helpful when I am moving documents around.
  • There are for sure a ton of more options even on the basic version.
  • Exporting to folders is super easy and separates the documents in order.
  • 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.
  • The full version of the product is worth the purchase.
Bluebeam definitely blows Adobe out of the water in the basic to the basic comparison. You will have to do more research on how exactly to use all the tools if you have never used the program before such as myself.
I have never used the support so I can not say yes or no.

Do you think Bluebeam delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Bluebeam's feature set?

Yes

Did Bluebeam live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Bluebeam go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Bluebeam again?

Yes

We use Bluebeam for a lot of drawing markups and pay application reviews and approvals/declines. The office also uses the full version to create documents for draws and procedures.

Bluebeam Feature Ratings

Plan distribution & viewing
10
Plan markups & sharing
10
Document sharing
10
Issue tracking & punchlists
7
Photo documentation
6
Jobsite reports
9
RFI tools
8
Collaboration & approvals
10
As-built drawings
9
Submittal design and management
6