PlanDeskPlanDesk comparison · October 2026
PlanDesk vs Bluebeam
Bluebeam no longer makes Revu for iPad or Mac. Revu for iPad was retired at the end of 2025, and Revu for Mac ended in 2020. PlanDesk is a full markup and takeoff app built for iPad, iPhone and Mac, with Windows too, for less than half the cost of Bluebeam's cheapest plan.
7 days free, then $14.99 a month or $119.99 a year per person. Team seats are the same price; people who only view are free.
Bluebeam left the iPad and Mac. PlanDesk is built for them.
iPad and iPhone
Revu for iPad was retired on December 31, 2025. PlanDesk is a native app made for Apple Pencil, with full measurement, counts and takeoff pricing on the jobsite.
Mac
There has been no Revu for Mac since 2020, so Mac users run Windows or a browser. PlanDesk runs natively on Macs with Apple silicon.
Works offline
Open a 300-sheet set on the jobsite with no signal and keep working. Your drawings live on the device, not in a browser.
Side by side
| PlanDesk | Bluebeam Revu | |
|---|---|---|
| iPad and iPhone | Native app built for Apple Pencil, with pressure ink and full measurement | Revu for iPad was retired at the end of 2025; iPad users now use Bluebeam's web and mobile app |
| Mac | Runs natively on Macs with Apple silicon | No Mac version of Revu since 2020; Mac users use the web app or run Windows |
| Price per person | $119.99 a year (or $14.99 a month), every feature included | $260 a year (Basics), $330 (Core), $440 (Complete) |
| Measurement on the cheapest plan | Length, area, perimeter, volume, wall area, angle, radius, diameter, counts and auto count | Basics has length and area; the full measurement set starts at Core |
| Pricing your takeoff | Material and labor cost per item on the drawing, live legend, Excel export with formulas | Custom columns and formulas in the Markups List; export a markup summary |
| Windows | Yes (early access) | Yes, Revu's full feature set is on Windows |
| Works offline | Yes, on iPad, iPhone and Mac | Revu on Windows works offline; the web app needs a connection |
| Real-time sessions with outside teams | Yes: live review sessions with everyone's markups, cursors and a session report; guests join free | Yes, Studio Sessions and Studio Projects |
| Batch tools and automation | Batch stamping, page numbers, Bates numbering, slip sheets | Deeper batch and automation tools in Complete |
| Who it's for | Contractors, estimators, supers and owners who want markup and takeoff on the device in their hand | Offices standardized on Bluebeam on Windows |
Why contractors choose PlanDesk
- A real app on iPad and Mac.Built for Apple Pencil, not a browser tab.
- Full takeoff with costs on the one plan.No paying extra for a Core or Complete seat to get counts, volumes and pricing.
- A price you can give the whole field team.$119.99 a year per person, and people who only view are free.
- Live review sessions included.Invite your team and outside reviewers to mark up the same set at once. Guests join free.
- Standard PDFs.Markups save as normal PDF annotations that open in any PDF reader.
Switching is low-risk
- Your existing markups come with you.PlanDesk opens PDFs marked up in Bluebeam and shows the existing markups, so you pick up where the set left off.
- Nothing to export.Open the same PDFs you use today. Save, and the file still opens in Bluebeam for anyone who uses it.
- Try it on a real set.The 7-day trial has every feature. Run your next takeoff in both and compare.
Bluebeam and Revu are trademarks of Bluebeam, Inc. PlanDesk is not affiliated with or endorsed by the companies named here. Prices and features are from each company's published pages and help articles as of October 2026 and can change; check their sites for current details. If anything here is out of date, email support@getplandesk.com and we'll fix it.
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