Bluebeam Revu

PDF markup and collaboration for construction

As of 30 August 2026, Bluebeam Revu starts at $260/year. Bluebeam Revu is a PDF creation and markup software designed specifically for the architecture, engineering, and construction industries. Softwr lists it under Construction. Bluebeam Revu is made by Bluebeam, Inc. (Nemetschek Group), launched in 2002, available on Windows, macOS, Web, iOS.

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Overview

What Bluebeam Revu does

Bluebeam Revu is a PDF creation and markup software designed specifically for the architecture, engineering, and construction industries. It enables teams to create, edit, mark up, and collaborate on construction documents with industry-specific tools for takeoffs, punch lists, and project communication.

What people use it for

Marking up and measuring construction drawings as PDFs
Overlaying and comparing drawing revisions
Running takeoff quantities into Excel on the Complete plan

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about 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

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Pricing

What Bluebeam Revu costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

Basics

$260 /yr

Per user, billed annually
PDF creation, viewing, editing and markups
Measure length and area
Participate in Studio collaborations

Core

$330 /yr

Per user, billed annually
2D and 3D PDF markup tools
Overlay and compare drawings
Host Studio collaborations
CAD plug-ins

Complete

$440 /yr

Per user, billed annually
Dynamic Fill measurements
Quantity Link with Excel
Batch Link and Batch Slip Sheet automation

Max

$590 /yr

Per user, billed annually, introductory pricing
AI drawing reviews and comparisons
AI multi-view stitching
Connected Studio Sessions with Revit

Capabilities

Features

PDF markup
Document creation
Measurement tools
Cloud collaboration
Takeoffs
Procore
Integration with Procore
PlanGrid
Integration with PlanGrid
Box
Integration with Box
Dropbox
Integration with Dropbox
SharePoint
Integration with SharePoint
Data encryption
Data encryption security feature
Access controls
Access controls security feature

Answered, with sources

Questions people ask

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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

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.

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Behind it

Who makes Bluebeam Revu

Company: Bluebeam, Inc. (Nemetschek Group)
Based in: Pasadena, CA

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