HDFC Platinum Times Credit Card vs IDFC FIRST Classic Credit Card

• Spend Rs. 2,50,000 in a year and get a waiver of renewal membership fee
• Complimentary Annual Times Prime Membership- Enjoy offers and subscriptions on top brands such as Gaana Plus, sonyliv, TOI+, Chaayos, and Uber, Myntra and many more
• Avail offer on Movies/BookMyShow- Get 50% off via BookMyShow on Movie Tickets. The cardholder can purchase a maximum of 4 discounted tickets per card per month. Avail maximum discount of Rs. 600 per transaction, and also get a discount of Rs. 50 on Food and Beverage only once
• Extra discount of Rs. 1500- Get up to a maximum of 15% off on bills via PayEazy on Eazydiner. Avail 6 months complimentary membership
• Up to 20% off on online & offline – shopping, wellness & hotel stays at selected partners. city wise offers based offers every single day.
• Up to 5% Cashback on Utility Bills/Shopping
• Avail 1% fuel surcharge waiver on fuel transactions between Rs. 400 and Rs. 4000
• You can convert your big spends into EMI after purchase
• HDFC Bank Times Platinum Credit Card is enabled for contactless payments
• Avail 3 Reward Points for every Rs. 150 spent on the card
• Weekday Dining Bonanza Reward Point
• Avail 10 Reward Points on every Rs. 150 spent on Dining spends on weekdays

• The FIRST Classic Credit Card is now powered for UPI
• Limited Period Offer: 100% cashback up to Rs. 200, i.e. Rs. 50 each on first 4 UPI transactions
• Up to 3X reward points on all UPI spends
• 10X Reward Points on incremental spends above Rs. 20,000 per month and spends done on birthdays
• 3X Reward Points on online and offline purchases for spends up to Rs. 20,000 per month
• Unlimited Reward points that don’t expire
• Use the Reward points to instantly pay for online or in-store purchases
• 1X Reward Points on Insurance premium payments and Utility bill payments
• 1X = 1 Reward point per Rs. 150 spent
• Get 25% discount on movie tickets up to Rs. 100 on Paytm mobile app. This is valid once per month
• 4 complimentary Railway lounge visits per quarter
• Complimentary Roadside Assistance worth Rs. 1,399
• Fuel surcharge waiver of 1% at fuel stations in India, up to Rs. 200/month. This is applicable only on transactions done between Rs. 200 & Rs. 5000
• Enjoy 300+ Merchant offers all year long
• Get up to 20% discount at 1500+ restaurants
• Up to 15% discount at 3000+ Health & Wellness outlets
• Avail Personal Accident Cover of Rs. 2,00,000 and Lost Card Liability Cover of Rs. 25,000
• Convert all transactions above Rs. 2,500 into easy & convenient EMIs from the mobile app
• Instant EMI conversion for all online transactions above Rs. 2,500 on the bank’s OTP page
• Enjoy convenient transfer of balances from the other bank credit cards with IDFC Bank's balance transfer privilege

Pros

• Welcome Benefits
• Complimentary Annual Times Prime Membership
• Avail offer on Movies/BookMyShow- Get 50% off via BookMyShow on Movie Tickets, and Weekday Dining Bonanza Reward Point

Cons

• No complimentary Airport Lounge access  
• No Golf Privileges 

Pros

• 10X Rewards on all spends done on your Birthday
• Reward points will never expire
• Free Road Side Assistance(RSA) worth Rs. 1,399

Cons

• No milestone benefits
• Airport Lounge access limited, depends on the bank’s current offers
• Lifestyle benefits including Complimentary round of Golf is limited, depends on the bank’s current offers