Field guide / Credit cards
A card has to earn its place in your wallet.
Take last month's spending. Count the rupees each card would have returned, subtract its fee, then remove every transaction the issuer excludes. That is the comparison worth making.
Start with the job
What should your next card do?
Pick a lane to narrow the comparison. You can change filters whenever you like.
Cashback
For groceries, shopping and everyday online spend.
Travel
For miles, direct bookings and redemption partners.
Airport lounges
For useful visits—not just a promotional number.
First card
For building history without unnecessary complexity.
Food & groceries
For delivery, dining and supermarket spending.
Named reviews
For fees, exclusions and Motabhai’s verdict.
The issuer ledger
Every card we're tracking.
Browse the complete research roster by bank, network or card name. An issuer listing is not a recommendation: fees and features enter comparisons only after a separate editorial check.
Bank
Ananta Credit Card
Learn more about this cardApollo SBI Card SELECT
Learn more about this cardPlatinum Rewards Card
Learn more about this cardAxis Bank ATLAS Credit Card
Learn more about this cardFIRST Classic
Learn more about this cardMasterCard World Credit Card
Learn more about this cardBuild Your Own Card (BYOC)
Learn more about this cardDBS SuperX Credit Card
Learn more about this cardKotak 811 Credit card
Learn more about this cardHDFC Bank Infinia Metal Edition
Learn more about this cardCredit Card Against FD
Learn more about this cardAmazon Pay ICICI Bank Credit Card
Learn more about this cardAmerican Express Platinum Reserve Credit Card
Learn more about this cardRBL Bank Shoppers Stop Gold Credit Card
Learn more about this cardHSBC RuPay Platinum Credit Card
Learn more about this cardImperio Credit Card
Learn more about this cardPM SVANidhi Credit Card
Learn more about this cardBOBCARD ETERNA
Learn more about this cardRuPay Bharat
Learn more about this cardAU CS Credit Card
Learn more about this cardAURUM SBI Card
Learn more about this cardPriority Visa Infinite Credit Card
Learn more about this cardAxis Bank Horizon Credit Card
Learn more about this cardFIRST Digital
Learn more about this cardVisa Platinum Credit Card
Learn more about this cardELITE+ Credit Card
Learn more about this cardKotak Air+ Credit Card
Learn more about this cardHDFC Bank Millennia Credit Card
Learn more about this cardCrest Credit Card
Learn more about this cardEmeralde Credit Card
Learn more about this cardRBL Bank Shoppers Stop Platinum Credit Card
Learn more about this cardHSBC Taj Credit Card
Learn more about this cardSignet Credit Card
Learn more about this cardUnion JCB Wellness Credit Card
Learn more about this cardBOBCARD Etihad Guest
Learn more about this cardRuPay Platinum Credit Card
Learn more about this cardAU Zaggle Credit Card
Learn more about this cardBOM SBI Card ELITE
Learn more about this cardStandard Chartered EaseMyTrip Credit Card
Learn more about this cardAxis Bank Magnus Credit Card
Learn more about this cardFIRST EARN
Learn more about this cardRuPay Select Secured Credit Card
Learn more about this cardEMI Card
Learn more about this cardKotak Cashback+ Credit Card
Learn more about this cardHDFC Bank Regalia Gold Credit Card
Learn more about this cardEazyDiner Credit Card
Learn more about this cardEmirates Emeralde Credit Card
Learn more about this cardCiti's Indian consumer business migrated to Axis Bank. No newly issued Citi consumer card is counted as active in this directory.
The five-line filter
Five checks before you apply.
Check eligibility, yearly cost, the rupee value of each reward, caps and excluded transactions. Then look at redemption rules. A joining bonus cannot rescue a poor fit.
Understand credit cards from zeroAnnual fee
Can your normal spending recover it—without chasing milestones?
Reward value
What is each point actually worth when you redeem it?
Caps & exclusions
Which transactions earn less, earn nothing, or hit a monthly ceiling?
Eligibility
Do the issuer’s income, age, city and credit-profile rules fit?
Redemption
Can you use the value easily, or is it locked behind narrow partners?
Build your shortlist