Axis Bank Privilege Credit Card vs IRCTC SBI Platinum Card

• Milestone Benefit: Avail additional 10,000 Edge reward points worth Rs. 2000 upon achieving spends milestone of Rs. 2.5 lakh in a card anniversary year

• Annual fees reversal on achieving spends of Rs. 5 Lakhs in the previous card anniversary year
• 2 Complimentary access per calendar quarter to select domestic lounges. Do note to be eligible for the access you have to do 50K spends in prior 3 months
• With EazyDiner, Axis Bank Dining Delights program, get Rs. 800 off and more
• Fuel surcharge refund on spends at all fuel stations across India. Avail  this offer on transactions between Rs. 400 and Rs. 4,000 only

• Get Axis EDGE REWARD points for transactions and 500+ rewards and offers to redeem points. Avail points for the following transaction: 10 points on every Rs 200 Spent on the credit card domestically/Internationally, and spends done on insurance, fuel, rent, educational services, utilities, and government

• Purchase Protection Plan up to Rs. 1 Lakhs
• Credit Shield 1 Lakh
• Loss Travel Documents Cover up to 300 USD
• Delay of Check-in Baggage cover up to 300 USD
• Loss of Check-in Baggage Cover up to 500 USD
• Wednesday Delight Offer: Get up to 15% on flights and hotels via Goibibo and Makemytrip, 10% off on orders via Swiggy and Amazon Fresh, 10% off up to Rs. 1000 on Tira

• Buy tickets through irctc.co.in & IRCTC Mobile App for AC1, AC2, AC3, Executive Chair car and Chair Car and earn up to 10% Value Back as Reward Points
• Get 1 Reward point for every Rs. 125 spent on non-fuel retail purchases, including railway ticket purchases at www.irctc.co.in and IRCTC Mobile App (Android only)
• Save 1% transaction charges on railway ticket bookings on www.irctc.co.in. Log on to irctc.co.in and avail exclusive travel privileges, book airline tickets with IRCTC at unbeatable prices. Avail wide range of tailor made packages ranging from adventure, wildlife, pilgrimage and leisure tours to various places in India. Avail accommodation at over 5,000 hotels, covering 350 cities in India
• 4 complimentary railway lounge access in a year to participating lounges in India (Max 1 per quarter)
• 1% fuel surcharge across all petrol pumps in India, on transactions between Rs. 500 - Rs. 3,000, exclusive of GST and other charge
• Save 1% transaction charges, exclusive of GST and all other charges, when booking railway tickets on irctc.co.in, using IRCTC SBI Platinum Card
• IRCTC SBI Platinum Card provides great offers on travel, golf, dining and other entertainment options from Visa                
• Withdraw cash from over 1 million Visa ATMs worldwide, including over 18,000 Visa ATMs in India and more than 10,000 State Bank ATMs spread across 100 cities in India
• With Flexipay, convert the transactions in easy monthly installments. Simply transact for Rs. 2,500 or more and log on to sbicard.com within 30 days of purchase to convert it into Flexipay
• Transfer the outstanding balance of your other bank’s credit card to IRCTC SBI Platinum Card, and avail a lower rate of interest and pay back in EMIs
• Use IRCTC SBI Platinum Card to book railway tickets online and get them delivered to your doorstep

Pros

• Milestone and Activation benefits
• Complimentary Airport Lounge Access

Cons 

• No complimentary Golf lessons
• Annual interest rate is too high

Pros

• Enjoy 4 complimentary railway lounge access in a year to participating lounges in India (Max 1 per quarter)
• 1% fuel surcharge across all petrol pumps in India, on transactions of Rs. 500 - Rs. 3,000, exclusive of GST and other charge
• Save 1% transaction charges, exclusive of GST and all other charges, when booking railway tickets on irctc.co.in, using IRCTC SBI Platinum Card

Cons

• Interest rate charges are bit high
• While the IRCTC SBI Platinum Card offer satisfactory rewards, there several other cards which give you better flexibility while booking flights from any airlines and yet gain reward points