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Bluebeam Revu vs Siteline

Bluebeam Revu logo

Bluebeam Revu

Construction

PDF markup and collaboration for construction

From
$260/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Siteline logo

Siteline

Construction

Pay application and billing workflow built only for speciality subcontractors

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Bluebeam Revu hosting a Studio collaboration requires the $330 Core plan; the $260 Basics plan can only participate in one; Siteline it serves subcontractors only, so a general contractor evaluating it is looking at the wrong side of the transaction entirely.
  • They diverge on capability: Bluebeam Revu covers PDF markup, Siteline covers Pay application generation.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bluebeam Revu and Siteline actually diverge.

Attributes where Bluebeam Revu and Siteline differ
AttributeBluebeam RevuSiteline
Starting price$260/yearOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Web, iOS, AndroidWeb
Founded2002Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Construction).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Bluebeam Revu

  • PDF markup
  • Document creation
  • Measurement tools
  • Cloud collaboration
  • Takeoffs
  • Procore
  • PlanGrid
  • Box

Only in Siteline

  • Pay application generation
  • Lien waiver management
  • Compliance document tracking
  • Billing status visibility
  • Accounting system integration
  • Accounts receivable reporting

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Bluebeam Revu

  • Marking up and measuring construction drawings as PDFsnot Siteline
  • Overlaying and comparing drawing revisionsnot Siteline
  • Running takeoff quantities into Excel on the Complete plannot Siteline

Siteline

  • A trade contractor whose billing team rebuilds the same pay application in four different general contractor formats each monthnot Bluebeam Revu
  • A subcontractor losing a billing cycle to rejected applications over missing lien waiversnot Bluebeam Revu
  • A finance director trying to forecast collections across dozens of general contractors and retention balancesnot Bluebeam Revu
  • A growing subcontractor whose billing process depends entirely on one person and a spreadsheetnot Bluebeam Revu

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Bluebeam Revu

  • Hosting a Studio collaboration requires the $330 Core plan; the $260 Basics plan can only participate in one
  • Quantity Link with Excel and batch automation are held back to the $440 Complete plan
  • The $590 Max price is labelled introductory on the vendor's own pricing page, so it is not a settled rate

Siteline

  • It serves subcontractors only, so a general contractor evaluating it is looking at the wrong side of the transaction entirely.
  • It does not do job costing, project management or payroll, so it is an addition to your systems rather than a consolidation of them.
  • Value depends on a clean integration to your construction accounting system, and contractors with heavily customised or elderly installations should confirm the connection before signing.
  • General contractor portals and billing formats change without warning, and although the vendor absorbs that maintenance you still feel it as occasional friction in a month-end window with no slack.
  • The billing team has to adopt it fully in the first month-end or they revert to spreadsheets under deadline pressure, which makes the implementation timing more delicate than the software suggests.

Pricing, plan by plan

Bluebeam Revu

$260/year
  • Basics$260/year
    • Per user, billed annually
    • PDF creation, viewing, editing and markups
    • Measure length and area
  • Core$330/year
    • Per user, billed annually
    • 2D and 3D PDF markup tools
    • Overlay and compare drawings
  • Complete$440/year
    • Per user, billed annually
    • Dynamic Fill measurements
    • Quantity Link with Excel
  • Max$590/year
    • Per user, billed annually, introductory pricing
    • AI drawing reviews and comparisons
    • AI multi-view stitching

Siteline

On request
  • Siteline$undefined/year
    • Pay application workflow
    • Lien waiver and compliance tracking
    • Accounting system integration

Which should you pick?

Choose Bluebeam Revu if

  • You need pdf markup.
  • You work on Windows, macOS, Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want document creation.
Bluebeam Revu review

Choose Siteline if

  • You need pay application generation.
  • You also want lien waiver management.
Siteline review

Questions people ask

Is Bluebeam Revu or Siteline better?
Neither clearly leads. Bluebeam Revu starts at $260/year and Siteline at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bluebeam Revu or Siteline?
Bluebeam Revu starts at $260/year and Siteline at On request.
Does Bluebeam Revu or Siteline run on more platforms?
Bluebeam Revu runs on Windows, macOS, Web, iOS, Android. Siteline runs on Web.
What is Bluebeam Revu best used for?
Bluebeam Revu is most often used for marking up and measuring construction drawings as pdfs, overlaying and comparing drawing revisions, running takeoff quantities into excel on the complete plan. Of those, marking up and measuring construction drawings as pdfs and overlaying and comparing drawing revisions are not what Siteline is typically brought in for.
What can Bluebeam Revu do that Siteline cannot?
Bluebeam Revu covers PDF markup, Document creation, Measurement tools, Cloud collaboration. Siteline covers Pay application generation, Lien waiver management, Compliance document tracking, Billing status visibility.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Bluebeam Revu: How much does Bluebeam Revu cost?

Bluebeam publishes four annual per user plans: Basics at $260, Core at $330, Complete at $440 and Max at $590 per user per year. Max is listed as introductory pricing.

Source
Siteline: Does it replace our accounting system?

No. It reads from Sage 300 CRE, Vista, Foundation and similar systems and handles the billing workflow those systems handle poorly.

Bluebeam Revu: What is the difference between Bluebeam Basics and Core?

Core adds specialty markup tools for 2D and 3D PDFs, measurement of perimeters, counts, angles and volume, drawing overlay and comparison, CAD plug-ins, and the ability to host Studio collaborations rather than only join them.

Source
Siteline: What should we measure in a trial?

Days sales outstanding and the number of rejected or delayed pay applications. The case is about cash timing, not headcount.

Siteline: Is it useful for general contractors?

No. It is built for the party submitting pay applications, not the party receiving them.

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