Helonic is an AI construction drawing analysis platform for teams researching software pricing during drawing review. Bluebeam pricing for 2026: Basics $260, Core $330, Complete $440, Max $590 per user per year. What each Revu plan adds for drawing review, and how to buy.
Bluebeam pricing is a per-user annual subscription with four plans: Basics, Core, Complete, and Max. Every plan includes Bluebeam Revu 21 for Windows, Bluebeam on web and mobile, phone and email support, and Bluebeam University training. The plans differ in measurement tools, Studio hosting rights, batch automation, and the AI features Bluebeam added in 2026.
As of November 2026, Bluebeam lists Basics at $260, Core at $330, Complete at $440, and Max at $590 (an introductory price) per user per year, billed annually in US dollars. There is no monthly plan. Perpetual Revu 20 licenses stopped selling in September 2023 and reach end of life on December 31, 2026.
Bluebeam Revu costs between $260 and $590 per user per year, depending on the plan. The figures below come from Bluebeam's official pricing page and match the Bluebeam webstore, both checked on November 1, 2026.
| Plan | Price per user per year | What it adds for drawing review |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | $260 | View, create, and edit PDFs; standard markups; length and area measurement; join (not host) Studio Sessions |
| Core | $330 | Specialty markup tools, perimeter, count, angle, and volume measurement, overlay and compare drawings, host Studio Sessions and Projects, CAD plug-ins |
| Complete | $440 | Dynamic Fill, Quantity Link to Excel, advanced markup reporting, Batch Link, Batch Slip Sheet, batch signatures and seals, scripting |
| Max | $590 (introductory) | AI drawing reviews and comparisons, Claude integration via MCP, multi-view Stitching, Magic Markups, Connected Studio Sessions with Revit |
Most drawing reviewers need Core. Basics cannot host a Studio Session, cannot overlay two revisions, and cannot create custom markup statuses, which are the three things a review lead uses most.
Basics fits people who only respond to comments: a superintendent who joins a session to answer questions, or a consultant who signs off on a few sheets. Complete earns its extra $110 for estimators who live in Quantity Link and for document controllers who slip-sheet revised sets with Batch Slip Sheet. Bluebeam's own FAQ calls Core the most popular choice for engineering and project management work.
Max is a different decision. It adds the AI features Bluebeam built after it acquired Firmus AI in September 2025. Its Smart Review and Smart Overlay checks were still labeled Preview in Bluebeam's documentation when we checked. We cover what Smart Review flags in what Bluebeam Max Smart Review catches.
Buyers who pay the $590 introductory price keep it through their 2027 renewal, according to the pricing page and the Bluebeam pricing and licensing FAQ. Later renewals move to a standard list price that Bluebeam has not announced.
The same FAQ says Max is not discounted against legacy pricing. If your team has an older, lower Revu rate, moving to Max means paying the full introductory figure. Budget for the standard price at your 2028 renewal as an unknown.
No. Bluebeam stopped selling Revu 20 licenses on September 30, 2023, and its Revu 20 end-of-life notice sets end of support at July 31, 2026 and end of life at December 31, 2026.
A perpetual Revu 20 license (serial starting with 1) keeps running on your machine after that date. It loses Studio Sessions, Studio Projects, and API integrations, and Bluebeam no longer moves the license between machines. Open and enterprise licenses (serials starting 96 or 98) are deactivated once maintenance lapses or the team moves to Revu 21.
For a team that only marks up PDFs alone, an old perpetual seat still works. For anyone who collaborates in Studio, January 2027 is the practical cutoff.
Bluebeam does not publish volume discounts. The pricing page sends buyers of more than 50 plans to its enterprise team, and purchase orders go to Bluebeam billing or through an authorized reseller.
Licenses are named-user, not concurrent. The Bluebeam subscription FAQ says one user can sign in on up to five devices, contracts are annual with Net 30 terms, and offline use runs on a 30-day grace period before Revu needs to reconnect. You can mix plans, so a 20-person team might buy 12 Core, 6 Basics, and 2 Complete seats.
| Team mix | Annual cost |
|---|---|
| 5 Core seats | $1,650 |
| 12 Core, 6 Basics, 2 Complete | $6,400 |
| 20 Max seats at introductory price | $11,800 |
Yes. The Bluebeam trial page says the trial gives full access to the Max plan and needs no credit card. Bluebeam's subscription FAQ still describes a 14-day trial of Complete, so confirm the length when you sign up.
Bluebeam also offers a 30-day refund on purchases and a free Academic Program for qualifying students and educators.
Bluebeam is where reviewers mark up; Helonic reads the full set first and hands them a located issue list. Helonic checks 2D PDF sets for coordination conflicts, code questions, and missing information in 15 to 30 minutes, then reviewers confirm each finding in Revu. It does not author markups, run Studio Sessions, or do takeoff. See 2D clash detection on PDF drawings and the full Helonic vs Bluebeam comparison.
If you are pricing several tools at once, our construction software pricing guide lists published rates side by side, and the Bluebeam alternatives comparison covers cheaper markup options. For a feature-level look against Adobe, read Bluebeam vs Adobe Acrobat for construction.
Milind is the co-founder and CEO of Helonic, where he leads product and go-to-market for AI-powered construction drawing analysis. He works closely with general contractors, project managers, estimators, and owners to understand how drawing quality drives project outcomes - and where AI can reduce RFIs, change orders, and rework. Milind has interviewed hundreds of construction professionals across project delivery roles, from preconstruction estimators at ENR top-400 contractors to facilities directors at institutional owners, and uses those conversations to shape both product direction and the way Helonic talks about the work.
How this page was researched: Plan prices and features were read from Bluebeam's official pricing page and webstore on November 1, 2026. Licensing terms come from Bluebeam's Revu 20 end-of-life notice, subscription FAQ, and Community pricing FAQ, and trial terms from Bluebeam's trial page, all checked the same day.
Last reviewed by Milind Sagaram · November 1, 2026
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