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
PRIME
Learn more about this cardKVB SBI Card PRIME
Learn more about this cardTVS Credit RBL Bank Gold Credit Card
Learn more about this cardSnapdeal BOBCARD
Learn more about this cardKVB SBI Card SimplySAVE
Learn more about this cardTVS Credit RBL Bank Credit Card
Learn more about this cardVIKRAM
Learn more about this cardLandmark Rewards SBI Card
Learn more about this cardRBL Bank DMI Finance Credit Card
Learn more about this cardLandmark Rewards SBI Card Prime
Learn more about this cardRBL Bank Patanjali Vishisht Credit Card
Learn more about this cardLandmark Rewards SBI Card Select
Learn more about this cardRBL Bank Patanjali Swarn Credit Card
Learn more about this cardOLA Money SBI Credit Card
Learn more about this cardRBL Bank Bankbazaar SaveMax Credit Card
Learn more about this cardPaytm SBI Credit Card
Learn more about this cardRBL Bank Bankbazaar SaveMax Pro Credit Card
Learn more about this cardPaytm SBI Credit Card Select
Learn more about this cardRBL Bank MoneyTap Black Credit Card
Learn more about this cardPhonePe SBI Card PURPLE
Learn more about this cardRBL Bank MoneyTap Credit Card
Learn more about this cardPhonePe SBI Card SELECT BLACK
Learn more about this cardRBL Bank Paisabazaar Duet Credit Card
Learn more about this cardPSB SBI Card PRIME
Learn more about this cardRBL Bank Paisabazaar Duet Plus Credit Card
Learn more about this cardPSB SimplySAVE SBI Card
Learn more about this cardInsignia Preferred Banking Card
Learn more about this cardReliance SBI Card
Learn more about this cardMonthly Treats Credit Card
Learn more about this cardReliance SBI Card PRIME
Learn more about this cardRBL Bank Popcorn Credit Card
Learn more about this cardSBI Card ELITE
Learn more about this cardRBL Bank Movies and More Credit Card
Learn more about this cardSBI Card MILES
Learn more about this cardRBL Bank Blockbuster Credit Card
Learn more about this cardSBI Card Miles Elite
Learn more about this cardTitanium Delight Credit Card
Learn more about this cardSBI Card Miles PRIME
Learn more about this cardRBL Bank Fun+ Credit Card
Learn more about this cardSBI Card PRIME
Learn more about this cardMoCash Credit Card
Learn more about this cardSBI Card PULSE
Learn more about this cardPlatinum LifeEasy Credit Card
Learn more about this cardSBI Card Unnati
Learn more about this cardPlatinum Edge Credit Card
Learn more about this cardSBI Etihad Guest Premier Credit Card
Learn more about this cardPlatinum ShopDaily 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?
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