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Compare Adobe Acrobat and Bluebeam 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.3% of reviews)
Mid-Market (43.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $29.99 2 License Per Month
$260.00 1 User Per Year
Adobe Acrobat
Star Rating
(4,333)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $29.99 2 License Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansBluebeam
Star Rating
(443)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (43.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$260.00 1 User Per Year
Browse all 3 pricing plansAdobe Acrobat vs Bluebeam
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Adobe Acrobat easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Adobe Acrobat overall.
- Adobe Acrobat and Bluebeam both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Adobe Acrobat and Bluebeam provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Bluebeam over Adobe Acrobat.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe Acrobat
Acrobat Studio for teams
Starting at $29.99
2 License Per Month
The essential productivity solution with a complete set of PDF tools, PDF Spaces, Acrobat AI Assistant, and Adobe Express Premium, plus admin features.
- Available on desktop, web, and mobile
- View, print, share, and comment
- Edit text and images, plus export, protect, and organize documents
Bluebeam
Basics
$260.00
1 User Per Year
For simple markups, document management and collaboration.
- PDF creation, viewing, editing and markups
- Measure length and area (no perimeter)
- Participate in Studio collaborations
Free Trial
Adobe Acrobat
Free Trial is available
Bluebeam
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
2,997
9.2
367
Ease of Use
8.8
3,262
8.4
371
Ease of Setup
9.0
1,003
8.4
87
Ease of Admin
8.7
477
7.7
55
Quality of Support
8.4
2,220
8.4
286
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
448
8.2
53
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
2,901
8.6
356
Features by Category
Signature Process
9.4
514
Not enough data
8.3
430
Not enough data
8.7
466
Not enough data
8.7
454
Not enough data
8.8
443
Not enough data
8.5
395
Not enough data
8.5
408
Not enough data
8.9
461
Not enough data
Agentic AI - E-Signature
7.5
111
Not enough data
8.0
109
Not enough data
7.7
112
Not enough data
7.6
110
Not enough data
7.4
111
Not enough data
7.4
111
Not enough data
Security and Scalability
8.9
407
Not enough data
8.9
426
Not enough data
8.7
408
Not enough data
Platform
8.5
368
Not enough data
8.5
384
Not enough data
8.5
337
Not enough data
9.0
396
Not enough data
8.2
328
Not enough data
Organization
9.1
598
Not enough data
9.1
628
Not enough data
8.9
604
Not enough data
8.7
593
Not enough data
Editing
8.8
603
Not enough data
8.9
670
Not enough data
9.3
638
Not enough data
8.8
604
Not enough data
8.7
585
Not enough data
Operating System
9.0
534
Not enough data
8.6
456
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Security
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
330
Not enough data
9.1
331
Not enough data
Conversion
9.3
367
Not enough data
8.6
304
Not enough data
8.6
301
Not enough data
Logistics
8.6
298
Not enough data
9.0
355
Not enough data
9.1
335
Not enough data
Agentic AI - File Converter
8.0
103
Not enough data
Documentation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
34
Not enough data
8.6
32
Not enough data
8.3
32
Not enough data
7.9
30
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.9
32
Not enough data
8.0
29
Not enough data
7.8
28
Not enough data
7.8
24
Data Sources
8.7
286
Not enough data
8.2
261
Not enough data
9.1
301
Not enough data
Generation
8.6
282
Not enough data
8.1
259
Not enough data
8.6
107
Not enough data
Delivery
8.6
270
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.9
165
Not enough data
8.1
167
Not enough data
7.9
166
Not enough data
8.0
165
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Generation
7.5
73
Not enough data
Document Management
Not enough data
8.8
76
Not enough data
8.9
77
Not enough data
9.1
86
Not enough data
8.3
65
Not enough data
8.7
70
Site Management
Not enough data
8.4
62
Not enough data
7.9
57
Data Gathering
Not enough data
8.4
32
Not enough data
7.8
31
Not enough data
8.4
38
Bid Generation
Not enough data
9.0
42
Not enough data
8.2
29
Not enough data
9.1
34
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Design
8.5
361
Not enough data
8.5
573
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.3
562
Not enough data
8.1
519
Not enough data
File Types
9.1
667
Not enough data
9.0
664
Not enough data
8.4
521
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
8.6
613
Not enough data
8.3
291
Not enough data
8.8
656
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
8.0
468
Not enough data
8.3
509
Not enough data
8.5
555
Not enough data
Operating System
9.1
626
Not enough data
8.8
491
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.1
250
Not enough data
8.2
253
Not enough data
7.8
247
Not enough data
7.7
249
Not enough data
7.8
245
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
7.9
127
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Before the Job
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
6.0
5
On the Job
Not enough data
6.4
6
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
6.7
5
After the Job
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
7.1
7
Agentic AI - Field Service Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Autodesk Construction Cloud Integration PartnersHide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Autodesk Construction Cloud Integration Partners
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe Acrobat and Bluebeam share no categories
Unique Categories
Adobe Acrobat is categorized as PDF Editor, Document Generation, Document Creation, E-Signature, and File Converter
Bluebeam is categorized as Takeoff, Construction Drawing Management, Punch List, Autodesk Construction Cloud Integration Partners, and Field Service Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Acrobat
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Bluebeam
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
7.3%
Higher Education
5.2%
Marketing and Advertising
5.1%
Computer Software
4.8%
Education Management
3.7%
Other
74.0%
Construction
42.0%
Architecture & Planning
22.4%
Civil Engineering
11.2%
Design
6.1%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
4.0%
Other
14.5%
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1 Comment
Official Response from Bluebeam
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Can I transfer Revu from one computer to another?
1 Comment
Official Response from Bluebeam
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What operating system does Revu run on?
1 Comment
Official Response from Bluebeam
All editions of Revu run on Windows®.Read more
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