Kotak Mahindra Essentia Platinum Card vs Bank Of Maharashtra - SBI Card

• 10% Savings on Departmental & Grocery Store spends: For every Rs 100 you spend at Departmental & Grocery Stores, earn 10 Saving Points
• Avail 1 Saving Point for every Rs 250 you spend on other categories without any restrictions
• Spend Rs. 1, 25,000 every 6 months and get 6 free PVR tickets Or 1200 Reward Points
• Visa payWave facility is the fasted, safe and secured method of paying. Just wave the Kotak Visa payWave Credit Card and pay for transactions up to Rs. 2000 without a PIN

• Bank Of Maharashtra - SBI Card’s Welcome Offer: Avail Rs. 100 cashback on the  first ATM cash withdrawal, if done within 30 days of receiving the card
• Annual membership fee reversal from the second year 
• Get 1 Reward Point on every Rs. 100 as you spend using the Bank of Maharashtra - SBI Card. Use the Reward Points to pay the outstanding balance on the credit card or redeem against a wide array of gifts
• Bank of Maharashtra - SBI Card is accepted in over 24 million outlets across the globe, including 3,25,000 outlets in India
• Withdrawals of cash can be done anytime from over 1 million Visa ATMs worldwide
• Book railway tickets online and they’ll get delivered at your doorstep

Pros

• The Redemption options are Cash, Airline tickets, Movie Tickets, Mobile Recharge, Branded Merchandise
• 10% cashback on grocery and retail spending

Cons

• Addon card Fees: Rs. 299
• No complimentary Airport Lounge access

Pros

• Spend Rs. 2,000 or more in first 60 days and get 2,000 bonus Reward points
• Up to 2.5% value back, as you get 10X Reward Points per Rs. 100 spent at all Departmental and Grocery stores
• On all other spends earn 1 Reward point per Rs. 100 spent. (4 Reward points = Rs. 1)

Cons

• No Complimentary Airport Lounge access 
• No Golf Privileges