Compare Adobe Acrobat and Bluebeam Revu 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (43.9% of reviews)
Mid-Market (43.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $22.19
$240.00 1 User Per Year
Adobe Acrobat
Star Rating
(3,453)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (43.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $22.19
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(428)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (43.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$240.00 1 User Per Year
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Adobe Acrobat vs Bluebeam Revu
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 Revu both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Adobe Acrobat and Bluebeam Revu provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Bluebeam Revu over Adobe Acrobat.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe Acrobat
Acrobat Pro for teams: pricing is per license per month, includes discount with annual commitment
Starting at $22.19
E-signatures and more powerful PDF tools to easily review, edit, and prepare your documents.
- Sign and collect unlimited signatures
- Track and send reminders for agreements
- Export, convert, and edit PDFs
Bluebeam Revu
Basics
$240.00
1 User Per Year
Essential tools for marking up and managing your AECO office and project documents.
- PDF creation and editing
- Markup creation and tracking
- Customizable application and tools
Free Trial
Adobe Acrobat
Free Trial is available
Bluebeam Revu
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
2,751
9.2
353
Ease of Use
8.7
2,768
8.4
356
Ease of Setup
8.9
498
8.3
72
Ease of Admin
8.7
411
7.8
52
Quality of Support
8.4
1,998
8.4
274
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
380
8.3
50
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
2,658
8.7
342
Features by Category
Signature Process
9.3
317
Not enough data
8.1
260
Not enough data
8.6
291
Not enough data
8.7
278
Not enough data
8.7
280
Not enough data
8.5
235
Not enough data
8.4
243
Not enough data
8.9
295
Not enough data
Security and Scalability
8.9
246
Not enough data
8.9
268
Not enough data
8.7
249
Not enough data
Platform
8.5
209
Not enough data
8.4
222
Not enough data
8.4
181
Not enough data
9.0
238
Not enough data
8.2
172
Not enough data
Organization
8.9
373
Not enough data
9.1
388
Not enough data
8.9
379
Not enough data
8.8
371
Not enough data
Editing
8.7
378
Not enough data
8.9
409
Not enough data
9.2
410
Not enough data
8.8
382
Not enough data
8.8
363
Not enough data
Operating System
9.0
338
Not enough data
8.6
265
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Security
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
188
Not enough data
8.9
184
Not enough data
Conversion
9.2
211
Not enough data
8.5
164
Not enough data
8.6
163
Not enough data
Logistics
8.4
162
Not enough data
9.0
208
Not enough data
9.1
187
Not enough data
Documentation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
31
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
8.2
29
Not enough data
7.7
27
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
29
Not enough data
8.0
26
Not enough data
7.7
25
Not enough data
7.6
21
Data Sources
9.0
188
Not enough data
8.1
159
Not enough data
9.1
199
Not enough data
Generation
8.6
177
Not enough data
8.3
162
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Delivery
8.6
171
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Document Management
Not enough data
8.8
64
Not enough data
8.9
65
Not enough data
9.1
74
Not enough data
8.5
55
Not enough data
8.7
60
Site Management
Not enough data
8.4
52
Not enough data
8.1
46
Data Gathering
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
7.9
26
Not enough data
8.4
33
Bid Generation
Not enough data
9.0
37
Not enough data
8.1
24
Not enough data
9.1
29
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Design
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
411
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.3
398
Not enough data
8.0
358
Not enough data
File Types
9.1
494
Not enough data
9.0
493
Not enough data
8.5
361
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
8.6
443
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
484
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
8.1
307
Not enough data
8.4
346
Not enough data
8.5
386
Not enough data
Operating System
9.1
464
Not enough data
8.8
335
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Before the Job
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
On the Job
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
After the Job
Not enough data
Not enough data
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 Revu share no categories
Unique Categories
Adobe Acrobat is categorized as Document Generation, Document Creation, E-Signature, PDF Editor, and File Converter
Bluebeam Revu is categorized as Takeoff, Construction Drawing Management, Punch List, Autodesk Construction Cloud Integration Partners, Architecture, 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 Revu
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
7.1%
Higher Education
5.2%
Computer Software
5.1%
Marketing and Advertising
5.0%
Education Management
3.8%
Other
74.0%
Construction
40.8%
Architecture & Planning
22.7%
Civil Engineering
11.6%
Design
6.3%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
3.9%
Other
14.7%
Most Helpful Reviews
Adobe Acrobat
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jon J.
Verified User in Computer Software
Adobe has made successfully made the terms PDF, and Acrobat seem very synonymous. I really like the commenting and create options that are available.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Travis G.
Verified User in Media Production
Adding alt-text and tags for accessibility is clunky and hard to use most of the time. A lot of the time, after running an accessibility check, it will give me a report and tells me to fix things, but there is no obvious place to be able to add what is...
Bluebeam Revu
Most Helpful Favorable Review
sujith m.
Verified User in Civil Engineering
We use bluebeam revu for advanced editing of pdf files and documents as it has tools for advanced editing needs which is not available in adobe reader and other pdf editing softwares
Most Helpful Critical Review
Joseph G.
Verified User in Construction
Count feature is inaccurate and unreliable
Jon J.
Verified User in Computer Software
Adobe has made successfully made the terms PDF, and Acrobat seem very synonymous. I really like the commenting and create options that are available.
sujith m.
Verified User in Civil Engineering
We use bluebeam revu for advanced editing of pdf files and documents as it has tools for advanced editing needs which is not available in adobe reader and other pdf editing softwares
Travis G.
Verified User in Media Production
Adding alt-text and tags for accessibility is clunky and hard to use most of the time. A lot of the time, after running an accessibility check, it will give me a report and tells me to fix things, but there is no obvious place to be able to add what is...
Joseph G.
Verified User in Construction
Count feature is inaccurate and unreliable
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1 comment
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1 comment
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1 comment
Official Response from Bluebeam Revu
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