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
HSBC TravelOne Credit Card
Learn more about this cardWave Credit Card
Learn more about this cardRuPay Select Credit Card
Learn more about this cardBOBCARD Etihad Guest Premium
Learn more about this cardRUPAY SELECT
Learn more about this cardCA Metal Credit Card
Learn more about this cardBOM SimplySAVE SBI Card
Learn more about this cardStandard Chartered Rewards Credit Card
Learn more about this cardAxis Bank My Zone Credit Card
Learn more about this cardFIRST Millennia
Learn more about this cardMastercard Platinum Credit Card
Learn more about this cardFinBooster Credit Card
Learn more about this cardKotak League Platinum Credit Card
Learn more about this cardHDFC Bank UPI RuPay Credit Card
Learn more about this cardEazyDiner Platinum Card
Learn more about this cardEmirates Sapphiro Credit Card
Learn more about this cardIndianOil RBL Bank XTRA Credit Card
Learn more about this cardHSBC Visa Platinum Credit Card
Learn more about this cardUnion UNI CARBON Credit Card
Learn more about this cardBOBCARD One
Learn more about this cardRUPAY STAR LAKSHMI
Learn more about this cardCheQ AU Credit Card
Learn more about this cardBPCL SBI Card OCTANE
Learn more about this cardStandard Chartered Smart Credit Card
Learn more about this cardAxis Bank Pride Platinum Credit Card
Learn more about this cardFIRST Power & Power+
Learn more about this cardRuPay Platinum Credit Card
Learn more about this cardKlick Credit Card
Learn more about this cardKotak UPI RuPay Credit Card
Learn more about this cardIndian Oil HDFC Bank Credit Card
Learn more about this cardIndulge Credit Card
Learn more about this cardExpressions Credit Card
Learn more about this cardIndianOil RBL Bank Credit Card
Learn more about this cardUnion Sparsh Credit Card
Learn more about this cardBOBCARD Premier
Learn more about this cardVISA Gold International
Learn more about this cardInstaPay RuPay Credit Card
Learn more about this cardBPCL SBI Credit Card
Learn more about this cardSuper Value Titanium Credit Card
Learn more about this cardAxis Bank Pride Signature Credit Card
Learn more about this cardFIRST Private
Learn more about this cardMastercard Gold Credit Card
Learn more about this cardMARQUEE Credit Card
Learn more about this cardNRI Royale Signature Credit Card
Learn more about this cardIRCTC HDFC Bank Credit Card
Learn more about this cardInterMiles Odyssey Amex Credit Card
Learn more about this cardHPCL Coral 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