SBI Card Prime vs Axis Bank Select Credit Card

Joining Fees

₹2,999

₹3,000

Editor's Rating

4.1

4.5

Key Features

  • Get 10 Reward Points per Rs. 100 spent on Dining, Groceries, Departmental stores and Movies
  • Earn 2 Reward Points per Rs. 100 on all other retail spends
  • 1% Fuel Surcharge Waiver on transaction amount ranging from Rs. 500 - Rs. 4000 across all petrol pumps
  • Get Pizza Hut e-Voucher worth Rs. 1,000 on achieving spends of Rs. 50,000 in a calendar quarter
  • Waiver of Renewal Fee on annual spends of Rs. 3 Lakhs
  • Avail E-Gift Voucher worth Rs. 7,000 from Yatra.com/Pantaloons on achieving annual spends of Rs. 5 Lakhs
  • Get complimentary Trident Privilege Red Tier Membership   
  • Get exclusive 1,000 Welcome Points on registration
  • Get 1,500 Bonus Points on your first stay and additional Rs. 1,000 hotel credit on extended night stay
  • Avail 10% instant saving on bookings through hotel website
  • Avail 10 points for every Rs.100 spent during the stay at participating hotels
  • Complimentary Club Vistara Silver membership
  • Get 1 Upgrade Voucher
  • Avail 9 Club Vistara Points for every Rs. 100 spent on Vistara flights
  • 4 complimentary visits per calendar year to International Priority Pass Lounges, outside India (max. 2 visits per quarter)
  • 8 complimentary visits per calendar year to Domestic Lounges in India (max. 2 visits per quarter)
  • Get 20 Reward Points per Rs. 100  spent on your birthday

Mastercard/Visa/American Express Privileges

  • Mastercard

a. Avail 4 rounds of complimentary green fees access and up to 50% off on golf games along with 1 complimentary lesson per month at selected golf courses in India

b. Get up to 15% discount on best available room rates and up to 15% discount on F&B at Lalit Hotels

 

  • Visa

a. Savings of up to 10% on Hertz car rental and up to 35% on Avis Car Rentals

b. Exclusive benefits across 900 luxury hotels worldwide

 

  • American Express

a. American Express Dining Platform - Discover delectable dining offers and up to 25% discount in your city

b. Complimentary Tablet plus membership - access to VIP upgrades and privileges at hotels in India and around the world

  • Get complimentary Air Accident Liability Cover of Rs. 50 lakhs
  • Get complimentary credit card Fraud Liability Cover of Rs. 1 lakh
  • With Flexipay, convert your transactions in easy monthly installments. Simply transact for Rs. 2,500 or more using your SBI Card PRIME, and log onto sbicard.com within 30 days of purchase to convert it into Flexipay
  • Transfer the outstanding balance of other banks’ credit cards to SBI Card PRIME, to avail a lower rate of interest and pay back in EMIs
  • Flat Rs. 500 off per month on minimum purchase of Rs. 3000 on Bigbasket mobile app/website. This is applicable once per month per user
  • Flat Rs. 200 off on Swiggy mobile app/website. Valid twice a month on minimum transaction of Rs. 1000 per order
  • 12 complimentary International Airport Lounge access via Priority Pass Membership
  • 2 complimentary domestic lounge visits per quarter on the spends of Rs. 50,000 in last 3 months
  • Do note that the Priority Pass will renew automatically when you have met Rs. 3 lakhs spends in preceding card anniversary year
  • 6 complimentary golf rounds per year. Unlock 6 additional visits by spending Rs. 3 lakhs annually
  • Annual benefits: Priority Pass Membership renewal on annual spend of 3 Lakh. Renewal of offers on BigBasket and Swiggy
  • Get 5000 EDGE points on spending Rs. 3 Lakhs in a card anniversary year
  • Complete annual fee waiver on spending Rs. 8 Lakhs in a card anniversary year
  • Get 10 Axis EDGE points on every Rs. 200 spends
  • Get 2X per  Rs. 200 on ‘Retail Shopping’ spends
  • Avail 2X EDGE REWARD Points up to cumulative transactions of Rs. 20,000 per month. For transactions done above Rs. 20,000 per months earn 10 EDGE REWARD Points
  • Explore curated experiences from across the world with Extraordinary Weekends
  • 1% fuel surcharge refund on fuel transactions between Rs. 400 and Rs. 4000 only. Maximum benefits up to Rs. 400 per month.
  • Rs. 800 off and more via Axis Bank Dining Delight Program with EazyDiner
  • Purchase protection up to Rs. 1 Lakh
  • Cumulative cover up to USD 500 for loss of travel documents, delay of check-in baggage, and loss of check-in baggage cover

Editor's Review

Pros

  • 1% Fuel Surcharge Waiver on transaction amount ranging from Rs.500-Rs.4000 across all petrol pumps
  • Waiver of Renewal Fee on annual spends of Rs. 3 Lakhs
  • 4 complimentary International Airport Lounge visits, 8 complimentary Domestic VISA/Mastercard Lounges (max. 2 visits per quarter)

Cons

  • General spending rewards rate: 0.50%
  • Joining Fee bit high

Pros

  • Flat Rs. 500 off per month on minimum purchase of Rs. 3000 on Bigbasket mobile app/website
  • 12 complimentary International Airport Lounge access via Priority Pass Membership
  • 2 complimentary domestic lounge visits per quarter on the spends of Rs. 50,000 in last 3 months

Cons

  • High interest rate
  • High joining/renewal fee


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