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
PhonePe HDFC Bank Uno Credit Card
Learn more about this cardPinnacle Credit Card
Learn more about this cardICICI Bank Sapphiro Credit Card
Learn more about this cardIcon Credit Card
Learn more about this cardVisa Gold Credit Card
Learn more about this cardBUPB/BGGB/BRKGB PRAGATI
Learn more about this cardNOMO Credit Card
Learn more about this cardClub Vistara SBI Card
Learn more about this cardFibe Axis Bank Credit Card
Learn more about this cardIDFC FIRST Select Credit Card
Learn more about this cardRuPay Classic Credit Card
Learn more about this cardRuPay Credit Card
Learn more about this cardPIXEL Go Credit Card
Learn more about this cardPioneer Legacy Credit Card
Learn more about this cardMakeMyTrip Credit Card
Learn more about this cardWorld Safari Credit Card
Learn more about this cardRuPay Platinum Credit Card
Learn more about this cardCMA ONE
Learn more about this cardPaytm AU Credit Card
Learn more about this cardClub Vistara SBI Card PRIME
Learn more about this cardFlipkart Axis Bank Credit Card
Learn more about this cardIDFC FIRST Wealth Credit Card
Learn more about this cardMasterCard Standard Credit Card
Learn more about this cardSELECT Credit Card
Learn more about this cardPIXEL Play Credit Card
Learn more about this cardPlatinum Aura Edge Card
Learn more about this cardPlatinum Chip Credit Card
Learn more about this cardWorld Safari Lite Credit Card
Learn more about this cardRuPay JCB Platinum URNRO and URNRE Credit Card
Learn more about this cardEMPOWER
Learn more about this cardPrathama Credit Card
Learn more about this cardDoctor's SBI Credit Card
Learn more about this cardFlipkart Axis Bank Super Elite Credit Card
Learn more about this cardIDFC FIRST WOW! Credit Card
Learn more about this cardVisa Classic Credit Card
Learn more about this cardUNI Rupay Credit Card
Learn more about this cardShoppers Stop Black Credit Card
Learn more about this cardPlatinum RuPay Credit Card
Learn more about this cardRubyx Credit Card
Learn more about this cardRBL Bank QuickPay Credit Card
Learn more about this cardHPCL Energie
Learn more about this cardSpont Credit Card
Learn more about this cardFlipkart SBI Card
Learn more about this cardIndianOil Axis Bank Credit Card
Learn more about this cardIndiGo IDFC FIRST Dual Card
Learn more about this cardWellness Credit Card
Learn more about this cardShoppers Stop 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