American Express SmartEarn™ Credit Card vs Kotak 811 Credit Card

• Get rewarded for your spends with 10X and 5X Membership Rewards® Points respectively at select merchant partners
• Cashback of Rs. 500 on eligible spends of Rs. 10,000 in the first 90 days of Cardmembership
• Renewal Fee waiver on spends of Rs.40,000 and above in the previous year of Card-membership

• Earn 2 reward points for every Rs. 100 spent online
• Earn 1 reward points for every Rs. 100 spent offline
• Milestone Spends Benefit: In a year, spend Rs. 75,000 and get 4 free PVR tickets OR cashback of Rs. 750
• Avail 1% fuel surcharge waiver on transactions between Rs. 500 and Rs. 3,000. Do note that fuel transactions are not eligible to earn any Reward points
• Railway Surcharge Waiver: Save railway surcharge of 1.8% for transactions on www.irctc.co.in and 2.5% for transactions on Indian Railways Booking Counters. Maximum railway surcharge waiver allowed in a calendar year is Rs. 500
• Add-on Card will have all the benefits that the cardholder enjoys on its Card
• This card is embedded with EMV Chip that adds additional level of security. You can set 6-digit PIN for authentication for higher security of your transactions
• Redeem reward points across a variety of categories such as mobile recharge, shopping across 10,000 products, e-vouchers across various brands, movies (BookMyShow Vouchers), travel and many more

Pros

• Convert spends into easy monthly instalments with the American Express EMI
• Avail 5X Membership Rewards  by transacting on Amazon, Swiggy, BookMyShow, PVR, Myntra, Jabong, Grofers, Big Bazaar and many more and get 5X rewards for every Rs.50 spent
• Avail 1 Membership Rewards Point for every Rs. 50 spent except on the spends for Fuel, Insurance, Utilities, Cash Transactions and EMI conversion at Point of Sale

Cons

• No Golf/coaching sessions
• No complimentary Airport Lounge access 
• High-interest rates

Pros

• Earn 2 reward points for every Rs. 100 spent online, and 1 reward points for every Rs. 100 spent offline
• In a year, spend Rs. 75,000 and get 4 free PVR tickets OR cashback of Rs. 750
• Railway Surcharge Waiver

Cons

• No dinning benefits
• No Golf Benefits
• No Airport Lounge Access