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

Visa · IDFC FIRST Bank
Lifetime free. 3X on top categories; 1X others — Best for lifetime-free · rewards · lounge-access.
Annual fee
Lifetime free

Visa · SBI Card
10 Reward Points per ₹150 on dining, movies, departmental stores and grocery;… — Best for .
Annual fee
₹499

Visa · SBI Card
Lifetime free. 5% NeuCoins on Tata — Best for online-shopping · lifetime-free.
Annual fee
Lifetime free
IDFC FIRST Bank
Annual Fee
Lifetime Free
Reward Rate
3X on top categories; 1X others
Welcome Benefit
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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
—
SBI Card
Annual Fee
Lifetime Free
Reward Rate
5% NeuCoins on Tata
Welcome Benefit
—
Side by side
Every fee, reward and benefit in one place — the winning card in each row is marked with a check.
CategoryFeature | IDFC FIRST Select Credit CardVisa · IDFC FIRST Bank | SimplySAVE SBI CardVisa · SBI Card | SBI Card Tata NeuVisa · SBI Card |
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Provider | IDFC FIRST Bank | SBI Card | SBI Card |
Card | |||
Annual fee | Lifetime Free | ₹499 | Lifetime Free |
Joining fee | ₹0Best | ₹499 | ₹1,499 |
Reward rate | 3X on top categories; 1X others | 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 | 5% NeuCoins on Tata |
Welcome benefit | — | — | — |
Lifetime free | Yes | No | Yes |
Network | Visa | Visa | Visa |
Best for | lifetime-free, rewards, lounge-access | — | online-shopping, lifetime-free |
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IDFC FIRST Bank
Lifetime free. 3X on top categories; 1X others — Best for lifetime-free · rewards · lounge-access.
SBI Card
10 Reward Points per ₹150 on dining, movies, departmental stores and grocery;… — Best for .
SBI Card
Lifetime free. 5% NeuCoins on Tata — Best for online-shopping · lifetime-free.
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