
Bluebeam Revu Reviews in July 2026: User Ratings, Pros & Cons
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Reviewers praise powerful, customizable markup and redlining tools for construction drawings.
Studio sessions enable real-time collaborative document review across teams.
Takeoff, measurement and estimating tools are highly valued by AEC professionals.
Many consider it superior to Adobe for PDF editing and markup work.
Several reviewers report the program slows down or freezes when opening large drawings.
The interface has a learning curve and can be daunting or hard to navigate at first.
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Anonymous User
02/02/19
"Bluebeam is good not great."
What do you like best about Bluebeam Revu? I enjoy the variety of different tools that allow me to do my job at a high level. My favorite is the measuring tool because it allows you to use a variety of different scales to measure accurately. I also enjoy the editing tools because it allows for last minute changes to your PDF document. The ability to perform markups right on the PDF What do you dislike about Bluebeam Revu? It seems at higher raster rates it is hard to print out PDFs using ...
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User in Environmental Services
02/02/19
"Bluebeam is good not great."
What do you like best? I enjoy the variety of different tools that allow me to do my job at a high level. My favorite is the measuring tool because it allows you to use a variety of different scales to measure accurately. I also enjoy the editing tools because it allows for last minute changes to your PDF document. The ability to perform markups right on the PDF What do you dislike? It seems at higher raster rates it is hard to print out PDFs using the blue beam driver and sometimes takes ...
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Sol C
02/01/19
"PDF Reader on Steroids!"
What do you like best about Bluebeam Revu? I really like the collaboration tools and the ability to make complex mark-ups on PDF documents in the Bluebeam session. What do you dislike about Bluebeam Revu? I wish I could open more than a single PDF at a time and have them all on the screen. Perhaps a tabbed browsing feature would help. Recommendations to others considering Bluebeam Revu: Be sure that your clients are also using Bluebeam Revu before making the investment. What problems is ...
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Industry Analyst / Tech Writer in Construction
01/31/19
"Bluebeam revu 2019"
What do you like best? Bluebeam is a very functional and user friendly tool for document creation and management. What do you dislike? Some stability issues with 2019 version when using text edit tools to modify text in existing pdf files. Recommendations to others considering the product: Very powerful tool for document creation and management. Extremely functional for both construction and engineering needs. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you ...
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Anonymous User
01/31/19
"Bluebeam revu 2019"
What do you like best about Bluebeam Revu? Bluebeam is a very functional and user friendly tool for document creation and management. What do you dislike about Bluebeam Revu? Some stability issues with 2019 version when using text edit tools to modify text in existing pdf files. Recommendations to others considering Bluebeam Revu: Very powerful tool for document creation and management. Extremely functional for both construction and engineering needs. What problems is Bluebeam Revu solving ...
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john H
01/31/19
"The Best PDF Tool around for Engineering Industry"
What do you like best about Bluebeam Revu? I like the ability to scale on the drawing, intuitive command buttons to modify pdfs, and existence of layers and spell check into the program. The program is also able to convert some scanned documents into selectable text. What do you dislike about Bluebeam Revu? The cost of the program is high due to its monthly subscription. I would love to use it on my home computer as well, even if it required being more for the initial copy, but the software ...
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Kisha B
01/30/19
"great alternative to Adobe"
What do you like best about Bluebeam Revu? Ease of use and ability to save my profile. What do you dislike about Bluebeam Revu? I have not found much that I dislike about this program at this time. What problems is Bluebeam Revu solving and how is that benefiting you? Used as our PDF program instead of Adobe.
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Garrett G
01/26/19
"Helps me keep track of things I might otherwise forget."
What do you like best about Bluebeam Revu? The ease of use and intuitive tools. More often than not, if I want to do it, Bluebeam can do it. What do you dislike about Bluebeam Revu? Certain features I’d expect are absent. For instance, I wish I could sort the measurements by their type in a hierarchical way like you can when you export it to CSV, except directly in the measurements tab. Recommendations to others considering Bluebeam Revu: Give it a try and become familiar with what it can ...
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Anonymous User
01/23/19
"Best PDF editor for AEC"
What do you like best about Bluebeam Revu? It is easy to use and versatile. It is the best pdf editing tool for the AEC market. Redlining and markups are easy. What do you dislike about Bluebeam Revu? The 2018 interface was a hard change to swallow. What problems is Bluebeam Revu solving and how is that benefiting you? Markup and review workflow.
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Jesse M
01/23/19
"Good program, I use Bluebeam daily. "
What do you like best about Bluebeam Revu? We use bluebeam to combine pdfs from multiple programs. We also use the measure tool and some of the takeoff tools when needed to draw as builds. What do you dislike about Bluebeam Revu? Have had some issues with fonts not showing up correctly. The new cost of the program and our updates costs Recommendations to others considering Bluebeam Revu: Great program overalll. It is a vital part our firm daily workflow. What problems is Bluebeam Revu ...
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