Comparison
Project Blueprint vs Drawboard Projects on a Mac
Drawboard Projects is built for teams reviewing designs together in real time. Project Blueprint is built for one person measuring and marking up drawings on their own Mac. They overlap less than it first looks.
Choose Drawboard Projects if your team reviews designs together, wants tasks pinned to drawings and needs guests to comment without a licence. Choose Project Blueprint if you are one person doing takeoffs and markup on a Mac, want the app to run natively and offline, and would rather pay once.
At a glance
| Drawboard Projects | Project Blueprint | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Team design reviews in real time | Individual takeoff, markup and review |
| On a Mac | Web app in the browser | Native app, works offline |
| Other platforms | Native Windows and iPad apps | Mac only |
| Price (USD) | Team: $270 per user per year, or $29 per user per month | $19 one-off (first 100), then $79, two Macs |
| Measurement | Length, rectangular area, polygon area | Length, polylength, perimeter, area, volume, count, angle, radius, diameter |
| Quantity totals and export | Not listed | Markups List totals; CSV and PDF summaries |
| Collaboration | Real-time markups, tasks with assignees and due dates, guest reviewers | Markups travel inside the PDF or as XFDF |
| Integrations | Revit, Procore, Aconex, OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox | Files in your own folders; works with any synced folder |
| Revision compare | Version compare | Overlay, blink and swipe |
Drawboard details from its pricing page and blog on 13 October 2026.
Where Drawboard Projects is the better choice
- Several people marking up the same drawing at the same time, across Mac, Windows and iPad.
- Tasks pinned to drawings, with owners, due dates and statuses.
- Guest reviewers who comment without buying a licence.
- Teams already using Revit, Procore or Aconex.
- Stylus markup on iPad and Windows tablets.
Where Blueprint is the better choice
- Takeoffs: counts, volumes, perimeters and deductions, totalled and exported to CSV.
- Takeoff checks: Check Takeoff and Verify Scale.
- A native Mac app that works offline, on site or on a plane.
- Drawings that stay on your own Mac instead of a vendor's cloud.
- One payment instead of a yearly per-user fee.
Frequently asked questions
Does Drawboard Projects have a Mac app?
Drawboard lists native apps for Windows and iPad, plus a web app. On a Mac you use Drawboard Projects in the browser. Drawboard also makes Drawboard PDF, a separate markup app available on macOS.
Can Drawboard Projects measure drawings?
Yes. Drawboard lists length, rectangular area and polygon area measurement in its Projects plans.
Which is better for a team?
For live, shared design reviews with tasks and guest reviewers, Drawboard Projects. For individuals doing takeoffs and markup who send PDFs to others, Blueprint.
Sources
Prices and product details were checked on 13 October 2026. They change, so check each vendor's site before you buy.