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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (43.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $29.99 2 License Per Month
$260.00 1 User Per Year
Adobe Acrobat
Star Rating
(4,408)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.1% 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
(445)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (43.9% 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, reviewers felt that Adobe Acrobat is the preferred option.
- 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
3,042
9.2
369
Ease of Use
8.8
3,307
8.4
373
Ease of Setup
9.0
1,048
8.4
88
Ease of Admin
8.7
494
7.7
55
Quality of Support
8.5
2,261
8.4
288
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
463
8.2
53
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
2,944
8.6
358
Features by Category
Signature Process
9.3
543
Not enough data
8.4
438
Not enough data
8.8
476
Not enough data
8.8
471
Not enough data
8.8
450
Not enough data
8.5
400
Not enough data
8.5
415
Not enough data
8.9
471
Not enough data
Agentic AI - E-Signature
7.5
113
Not enough data
8.0
112
Not enough data
7.8
116
Not enough data
7.6
112
Not enough data
7.5
116
Not enough data
7.5
115
Not enough data
Security and Scalability
9.0
414
Not enough data
8.9
430
Not enough data
8.7
411
Not enough data
Platform
8.5
365
Not enough data
8.5
382
Not enough data
8.5
335
Not enough data
9.0
394
Not enough data
8.2
327
Not enough data
Organization
9.1
622
Not enough data
9.2
653
Not enough data
8.9
620
Not enough data
8.8
604
Not enough data
Editing
8.9
621
Not enough data
8.9
705
Not enough data
9.3
664
Not enough data
8.8
617
Not enough data
8.8
597
Not enough data
Operating System
9.0
543
Not enough data
8.6
459
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Security
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
338
Not enough data
9.1
344
Not enough data
Conversion
9.3
387
Not enough data
8.6
308
Not enough data
8.6
303
Not enough data
Logistics
8.6
303
Not enough data
9.0
366
Not enough data
9.1
351
Not enough data
Agentic AI - File Converter
8.0
105
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
7.7
25
Data Sources
8.7
289
Not enough data
8.3
266
Not enough data
9.1
308
Not enough data
Generation
8.6
288
Not enough data
8.2
262
Not enough data
8.7
110
Not enough data
Delivery
8.6
273
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.0
166
Not enough data
8.1
171
Not enough data
7.9
168
Not enough data
8.0
168
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Generation
7.6
75
Not enough data
Document Management
Not enough data
8.8
76
Not enough data
8.9
78
Not enough data
9.1
87
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
43
Not enough data
8.2
29
Not enough data
9.1
34
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Design
8.5
367
Not enough data
8.5
578
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.3
567
Not enough data
8.1
520
Not enough data
File Types
9.1
676
Not enough data
9.0
668
Not enough data
8.4
522
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
8.6
615
Not enough data
8.3
291
Not enough data
8.8
662
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
8.0
468
Not enough data
8.3
513
Not enough data
8.5
559
Not enough data
Operating System
9.1
629
Not enough data
8.8
494
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.2
251
Not enough data
8.2
260
Not enough data
7.8
248
Not enough data
7.7
249
Not enough data
7.8
247
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
7.9
130
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
Documentation Generation - AI Documentation Generators
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Workflow and Integration - AI Documentation Generators
10.0
5
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 File Converter, PDF Editor, Document Generation, Document Creation, E-Signature, and AI Documentation Generators
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
7.4%
Higher Education
5.1%
Marketing and Advertising
5.0%
Computer Software
4.9%
Education Management
3.6%
Other
74.0%
Construction
42.2%
Architecture & Planning
22.3%
Civil Engineering
11.1%
Design
6.0%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
3.9%
Other
14.4%
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