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Bluebeam Revu Reviews in July 2026: User Ratings, Pros & Cons

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Bluebeam Revu Reviews & Ratings

4.5

Very Good

Based on 579 ratings & 573 reviews

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Rating Distribution

Excellent

(422)

Very Good

(131)

Good

(16)

Poor

(0)

Terrible

(4)

Bluebeam Revu pros and cons

  • 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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User in Construction

12/31/17

3.5 out of 5

"Great mark up tool"

What do you like best? Mark up drawings for future reference and for collaboration. Easy to learn What do you dislike? Loved the ease of learning and ability to share docs What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? UPdate dating prints for building plans. tracking "as built"

UI

User in Higher Education

12/29/17

3.5 out of 5

"Ease for Coordinating With Non-Designers"

What do you like best? Bluebeam allows us to review architectural and design drawing packages as a group. Ease of use allows non-designers who are unfamiliar with other more complex programs to add notes, arrows, and simple shapes to pages. What do you dislike? Added notes and items almost move around the page TOO easily. An auto "lock" feature would be helpful to keep arrows and the like where they were originally placed. Recommendations to others considering the product: Definitely a ...

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Consultant in Design

12/28/17

5 out of 5

"Reliable PDF Editor"

What do you like best? Software is quick and process large document with ease. What do you dislike? Needs more features for photo and "free-form" editing Recommendations to others considering the product: Good pdf editor for plans and detail sheets What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Reducing file sizes and processing large pdf's for distribution

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Anonymous User

12/28/17

5 out of 5

"Reliable PDF Editor"

What do you like best about Bluebeam Revu? Software is quick and process large document with ease. What do you dislike about Bluebeam Revu? Needs more features for photo and "free-form" editing Recommendations to others considering Bluebeam Revu: Good pdf editor for plans and detail sheets What problems is Bluebeam Revu solving and how is that benefiting you? Reducing file sizes and processing large pdf's for distribution

AU

Anonymous User

12/26/17

5 out of 5

"Great asset for a company"

What do you like best about Bluebeam Revu? The ability to mark up documents and sketch on them in client meetings make it a crucial program for the company I work for What do you dislike about Bluebeam Revu? It is hard to use and adjust to if you don't have the guidance of those experienced. What problems is Bluebeam Revu solving and how is that benefiting you? Being able to clarify drawings by marking up and editing documents makes client meetings a breeze.

UI

User in Design

12/26/17

5 out of 5

"Great asset for a company"

What do you like best? The ability to mark up documents and sketch on them in client meetings make it a crucial program for the company I work for What do you dislike? It is hard to use and adjust to if you don't have the guidance of those experienced. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Being able to clarify drawings by marking up and editing documents makes client meetings a breeze.

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Kayla E

12/26/17

4 out of 5

"Bluebeam Revu Review"

What do you like best about Bluebeam Revu? Our company utilizes Bluebeam Revu as our default PDF program. It is very useful when looking CAD drawings and has a lot of great tools that you can utilize to mark-up the document like highlighting, linking to other documents, and adding comments. The guys out onsite are also able to use it on their iPads which is something that has been life changing for our industry. What do you dislike about Bluebeam Revu? The one things about Bluebeam is that ...

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Luke P

12/21/17

5 out of 5

"All in one PDF program"

What do you like best about Bluebeam Revu? Bluebeam gives me the ability to create PDF documents from MS office formats, as well as working office documents from PDF files. The ability to protect files after creation so only certain team members can edit them. I also enjoy the ability to modify documents with both standard text, as well as callouts and highlights. What do you dislike about Bluebeam Revu? Overall there are more features than I can utilize, so the cost of the program isn't ...

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AU

Anonymous User

12/19/17

5 out of 5

"Why has it taken so long to start using Bluebeam"

What do you like best about Bluebeam Revu? The ease and simplicity of making markups and edits. What do you dislike about Bluebeam Revu? THe number of options and settings can be a bit over whelming at times Recommendations to others considering Bluebeam Revu: Download the free trial and see for yourself the capabilities this software has and for the low price you cant beat it. What problems is Bluebeam Revu solving and how is that benefiting you? The quickness of making edits and markups ...

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UI

User in Construction

12/19/17

5 out of 5

"Why has it taken so long to start using Bluebeam"

What do you like best? The ease and simplicity of making markups and edits. What do you dislike? THe number of options and settings can be a bit over whelming at times Recommendations to others considering the product: Download the free trial and see for yourself the capabilities this software has and for the low price you cant beat it. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? The quickness of making edits and markups and also comparing documents.

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