American Express SmartEarn™ Credit Card vs SimplySave SBI Card

American Express SmartEarn™ Credit Card

SimplySave SBI Card

Joining Fees

₹495

₹499

Editor's Rating

3.4

3.8

Key Features

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

Spend Rs. 2,000 or more in first 60 days and get 2,000 bonus Reward Points
Renewal Fee reversed if annual spends for last year is more than Rs. 1,00,000
Get 10 Reward Points per Rs 150 spent on Dining, Movies, Departmental Stores and Grocery Spends
On all other spends, earn 1 Reward Point per Rs 150 spent
1% fuel surcharge at any petrol pump. Transact an amount between Rs. 500 to Rs. 3,000 at any petrol pump in India to avail this offer
With SimplySAVE SBI Card, daily purchases will be much easier. Simply wave the card at a secure reader to transact
Transfer the outstanding balance of other banks’ credit cards to SimplySAVE SBI Card, and avail a lower rate of interest and pay back in EMIs
With the facility of Flexipay, convert transactions in easy monthly installments. Make purchases for Rs. 2,500 or more using SimplySAVE SBI Card

Editor's Review

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

Pros

1% fuel surcharge at any petrol pump
Enjoy 10 Reward Points per Rs 150 spent on Dining, Movies, Departmental Stores and Grocery Spends
Get annual membership fee reversal from second year of your subscription

Cons