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3 premium Indian credit cards, side by side. Winner in each row is highlighted in yellow.

Visa · Axis Bank
12000 bonus points on ₹1L monthly; 5X on travel — Best for premium · travel · lounge-access.
Annual fee
₹12,500

Mastercard · DBS Bank India
Lifetime free. 5X on online & 2X offline — Best for online-shopping · lifetime-free.
Annual fee
Lifetime free

Visa · SBI Card
10 Reward Points per ₹150 on dining, movies, departmental stores and grocery;… — Best for .
Annual fee
₹499
Axis Bank
Annual Fee
₹12,500
Reward Rate
12000 bonus points on ₹1L monthly; 5X on travel
Welcome Benefit
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DBS Bank India
Annual Fee
Lifetime Free
Reward Rate
5X on online & 2X offline
Welcome Benefit
—
SBI Card
Annual Fee
₹499
Reward Rate
10 Reward Points per ₹150 on dining, movies, departmental stores and grocery; 1 Reward Point per ₹150 on all other spends; 4 Reward Points = Re. 1
Welcome Benefit
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Side by side
Every fee, reward and benefit in one place — the winning card in each row is marked with a check.
CategoryFeature | Axis Magnus Credit CardVisa · Axis Bank | DBS Live Fresh Credit CardMastercard · DBS Bank India | SimplySAVE SBI CardVisa · SBI Card |
|---|---|---|---|
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Provider | Axis Bank | DBS Bank India | SBI Card |
Card | |||
Annual fee | ₹12,500 | Lifetime FreeBest | ₹499 |
Joining fee | ₹12,500 | ₹0Best | ₹499 |
Reward rate | 12000 bonus points on ₹1L monthly; 5X on travel | 5X on online & 2X offline | 10 Reward Points per ₹150 on dining, movies, departmental stores and grocery; 1 Reward Point per ₹150 on all other spends; 4 Reward Points = Re. 1Best |
Welcome benefit | — | — | — |
Lifetime free | No | YesBest | No |
Network | Visa | Mastercard | Visa |
Best for | premium, travel, lounge-access | online-shopping, lifetime-free | — |
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Axis Bank
12000 bonus points on ₹1L monthly; 5X on travel — Best for premium · travel · lounge-access.
DBS Bank India
Lifetime free. 5X on online & 2X offline — Best for online-shopping · lifetime-free.
SBI Card
10 Reward Points per ₹150 on dining, movies, departmental stores and grocery;… — Best for .
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