SBI Card Prime vs IDFC FIRST Select Credit Card
Joining Fees
₹2,999
₹0
Editor's Rating
4.1
2.75
Key Features
- Get 20 Reward Points on standing instructions of Utility Bills payments, and get 10 Reward Points per Rs.100 spent on Dining, Groceries, Departmental stores and Movies, and earn 2 Reward Points per Rs. 100 on all other retail spends
- Get Pizza Hut e-Voucher worth Rs. 1,000 on achieving spends of Rs. 50,000 in a calendar quarter
- E-Gift Voucher worth Rs. 7,000 from Yatra.com/Pantaloons on achieving annual spends of Rs. 5 Lakhs
- Enjoy complimentary Trident Privilege Red Tier Membership
- Enjoy 10% instant saving on bookings through the hotel website, and earn 10 points for every Rs.100 spent (excluding taxes) during your stay at participating hotels
- Enjoy Complimentary Club Vistara Silver membership, and earn 9 Club Vistara Points for every Rs. 100 spent on Vistara flights
- Exclusive benefits across 900 luxury hotels worldwide
- Savings of 10% off on Hertz car rental and up to 35% off on Avis Car Rentals
- Welcome Benefits include getting vouchers worth Rs. 500 on spending Rs. 15,000 within 90 days
- 5% cashback on making the first EMI transaction made within 90 days of card set-up
- 10X Reward Points on purchases greater than Rs.20,000
- 6X Reward Points on all online purchases and 3X Reward Points on all offline purchases
- 4 complimentary domestic lounge access per quarter
- 4 complimentary Railway lounge access every quarter
- Low foreign exchange mark-up fee of 1.99%
- 20% discount on 1500+ Restaurants
- 15% discount on 3000+ Health & Wellness Outlets
- Free Road Side Assistance(RSA) worth Rs. 1,399
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
- 10X Rewards on all spends done on your Birthday
- Reward points will never expire
- Comprehensive Travel Insurance Cover of Rs. 22,500
Cons
- Welcome gift voucher is only provided on spending Rs.15,000 within 90 days of card set-up
- Interest-free cash withdrawal available for 48 days only
- The dining benefits provided by the card are satisfactory but not that great
