SBI Card Prime vs HDFC Diners Club Black

Joining Fees

₹2,999

₹10,000

Editor's Rating

4.1

4.6

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
  • Complimentary Ola cabs | cult.fit Live | BookMyShow | TataCliQ vouchers on spends of over Rs. 80,000 every month
  • Avail 5 Reward Points for every Rs 150 spent
  • Up to 10X Reward Points via SmartBuy and 2X on weekend dining
  • HDFC Bank x Swiggy Dineout - Good food Trail: Enjoy FLAT 10% EXTRA OFF on dining bills at 35K+ restaurants      
  • Travel benefits: Book flight tickets / hotels across 150+  airlines and choice of hotels (Domestic & International) at https://offers.smartbuy.hdfcbank.com/diners
  • Up to 50 days of interest free credit period on the credit card
  • Credit liability cover: Rs. 9 lakh
  • Foreign Currency Markup:  2% on all your foreign currency spends
  • Revolving Credit is available at a nominal interest rate on the HDFC Bank Diners Club Black Credit Card
  • 24/7 Concierge Services
  • Unlimited Airport lounge access to 1000+ Lounges in India and worldwide for primary and add-on card members
  • 1% fuel surcharge waiver at all fuel stations in India on minimum transaction of Rs. 400 and Max CashBack of Rs. 1000 per statement cycle
  • Milestone Benefit: As the milestone benefit the credit card holders can select any 2 benefits amongst cult.fit Live 1 month membership or BookMyShow or TataCLiQ or Ola cabs vouchers worth Rs. 500 every month on spends of Rs. 80,000
  • Annual Spend based benefit: Complimentary annual memberships of Club Marriott, Times Prime, Amazon Prime, Swiggy One (3 months), MMT BLACK can also be availed upon achieving annual spend of Rs 8 Lakhs at the time of card anniversary
  • HDFC Bank Diners Club Black Credit Card comes with an option to convert big spends into EMI after purchase
  • Contactless Payment
  • Air accident insurance cover worth Rs 2 crore
  • Emergency overseas hospitalization: Rs. 50 Lakh
  • Travel Insurance Cover of up to Rs. 55,000 on baggage delay                                                               
  • Credit Liability Cover of up to Rs. 9 Lakh
  • Diners Exclusive Offers: Fast Track Airport Experience, Dining Delight (exclusive dining offers, from gourmet cuisine to local delicacies), Luxury Spas access, and Small Medium Enterprise (SME), which is tailor-made offers such as workspaces, business insurance and wellness discounts to meet business needs
  • Complimentary Golf games across the finest courses in the world ( 6 per quarter)  

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

  • Air accident insurance cover worth Rs 2 crore
  • Emergency overseas hospitalization: Rs. 50 Lakh
  • Travel Insurance Cover of up to Rs. 55,000 on baggage delay                                                               
  • Credit Liability Cover of up to Rs. 9 Lakh
  • Diners Exclusive Offers: Fast Track Airport Experience, Dining Delight (exclusive dining offers, from gourmet cuisine to local delicacies), Luxury Spas access, and Small Medium Enterprise (SME), which is tailor-made offers such as workspaces, business insurance and wellness discounts to meet business needs

Cons

  • Joining and renewal fee is on the higher side


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