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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
(4,222)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
2,950
9.2
367
Ease of Use
8.8
3,213
8.4
371
Ease of Setup
9.0
958
8.4
87
Ease of Admin
8.7
471
7.7
55
Quality of Support
8.4
2,180
8.4
286
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
442
8.2
53
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
2,854
8.6
356
Features by Category
Signature Process
9.3
496
Not enough data
8.3
424
Not enough data
8.7
460
Not enough data
8.7
444
Not enough data
8.8
437
Not enough data
8.5
389
Not enough data
8.4
402
Not enough data
8.9
454
Not enough data
Agentic AI - E-Signature
7.5
108
Not enough data
7.9
107
Not enough data
7.7
109
Not enough data
7.5
108
Not enough data
7.4
108
Not enough data
7.3
108
Not enough data
Security and Scalability
8.9
401
Not enough data
8.9
422
Not enough data
8.7
403
Not enough data
Platform
8.5
369
Not enough data
8.5
386
Not enough data
8.5
339
Not enough data
9.0
396
Not enough data
8.2
330
Not enough data
Organization
9.1
584
Not enough data
9.1
600
Not enough data
8.9
582
Not enough data
8.7
573
Not enough data
Editing
8.8
582
Not enough data
8.8
632
Not enough data
9.2
616
Not enough data
8.8
587
Not enough data
8.7
564
Not enough data
Operating System
9.0
522
Not enough data
8.6
446
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Security
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
323
Not enough data
9.0
319
Not enough data
Conversion
9.3
352
Not enough data
8.6
298
Not enough data
8.6
295
Not enough data
Logistics
8.5
292
Not enough data
9.0
346
Not enough data
9.1
324
Not enough data
Agentic AI - File Converter
8.0
98
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
283
Not enough data
8.2
257
Not enough data
9.1
296
Not enough data
Generation
8.6
279
Not enough data
8.1
256
Not enough data
8.6
103
Not enough data
Delivery
8.6
266
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.9
161
Not enough data
8.0
161
Not enough data
7.9
162
Not enough data
8.0
161
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Generation
7.4
69
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
353
Not enough data
8.4
564
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.3
555
Not enough data
8.0
511
Not enough data
File Types
9.1
659
Not enough data
9.0
654
Not enough data
8.4
514
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
8.6
604
Not enough data
8.3
284
Not enough data
8.8
644
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
8.0
461
Not enough data
8.3
502
Not enough data
8.4
543
Not enough data
Operating System
9.1
618
Not enough data
8.8
483
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.1
243
Not enough data
8.1
243
Not enough data
7.7
241
Not enough data
7.7
243
Not enough data
7.7
239
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
7.8
121
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
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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
5.1%
Marketing and Advertising
5.1%
Computer Software
4.8%
Education Management
3.7%
Other
73.9%
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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1 Comment
Official Response from Bluebeam
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1 Comment
Official Response from Bluebeam
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