Alternatives to Bluebeam Revu

PDF markup and collaboration software for architecture, engineering and construction drawings and project documents. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • Bluebeam Revu

    PDF markup and collaboration software for architecture, engineering and construction drawings and project documents.

    PaidProprietaryWindows

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Bluebeam Revu.

  • Drawboard PDF

    A pen-friendly PDF markup app with live-synced annotations across desktop, mobile and web.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOSWeb

    Drawboard PDF offers pen-focused markup of drawings with live-synced annotations and task tracking for design teams, and runs on macOS, mobile and web as well as Windows.

  • Adobe Acrobat

    Adobe's PDF software: the free Acrobat Reader for viewing and commenting, and paid Acrobat plans for editing and conversion.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSWebAndroidiOS

    Adobe Acrobat is a general PDF tool with free commenting in Reader and paid editing, lacking takeoff, RFI and punch list workflows for construction projects.

  • Xodo PDF Studio

    A desktop PDF editor for Windows, macOS and Linux, previously sold as Qoppa PDF Studio.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    Xodo PDF Studio is a general paid PDF editor with comparison and batch processing on Windows, macOS and Linux, without construction-specific takeoff or project workflows.

  • PDF-XChange Editor

    Windows PDF editor whose free version covers most everyday tasks.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    PDF-XChange Editor is a Windows editor with a capable free annotation toolset, but it has no construction workflows or real-time project collaboration.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.