Topic Wiki

Click Here to get more details on this card and compare to other cards!

Scroll to bottom for key

AMEX Consumer Cards
CardBonusThresholdAnnual FeeAdd'l BonusesAdd'l Benefits, DDF Links
Mercedes Benz Platinum50k3k/3 months  $475$200 Airline CreditDDF Forex fees waived
Platinum 40k3k/3 months$450$200 Airline CreditDDF Forex fees waived
Premier Rewards Gold* (PRG)25k2k/3 months$195$100 Airline Credit, $30K/15k  50K
GoldN/AN/A$160 
GreenN/AN/A$95 
Starwood25K3k/3 months$95
Delta Gold*30K1K/3months$95First checked bag.  $50 credit - delta purchases 1st 3 months
Delta Platinum10k1 purchase, 2 AU's $150
Delta Reserve10k (MQM)1st purchase$450$30k/15k, $60k/30k
Blue Cash*$150 credit1k/3 monthsN/A
Blue Cash Preferred*$250 credit1k/3 months$75
Blue Sky7.5k1kN/A
Blue Sky Preferred15k1k/3 months$75
CostcoN/AN/AN/A

AMEX Business Cards
CardBonusThresholdAnnual FeeAdd'l BonusesAdd'l Benefits, DDF Links
Platinum40k5k/3 months   $450$200 Airline CreditDDFForex fees waived
Gold (BGR)50K5k/3 Mos$17525K Upgrade75K 25K upgrade
PlumN/AN/A$250
Delta Gold30K500/3 Months$95
Simply Cash  N/AN/AN/A
Starwood25K5k/3 months$95

Chase Consumer Cards
CardBonusThresholdAnnual FeeAdd'l BonusesAdd'l Benefits, DDF Links
BA Visa50k2k/3 months$95Forex fees waived
Freedom Visa$100 Cash$500/3 monthsN/A1% Cash Back5% Cash Back revolving categories
Freedom Unlimited$150 Cash$500/3 monthsN/A1.5% Cash Back
Hyatt2 free nights  2k/3 months  $75Forex fees waived
Marriott30k1k/3months$452 free nights
Marriott Premier50k1k/3 months$851 free night, 0% foreign transaction fees Forex fees waived
Reserve

Sapphire10k$500/3 monthsN/A

Sapphire Preferred (SP) Visa40k  4k/3 months  $95MC also avail - same terms Forex fees waived

Slate VisaN/AN/AN/A

Southwest50k2k/3 months$99

United Explorer30k+5k+$1001k/3 months$951st checked bag, no forex fees

United Club **$95 credit 1st purchase$3952 checked bags, club access, 1.5 miles/$1 Forex fees waived

Priority Club60K 1k/3 months  $49Forex fees waived



Chase Business Cards
CardBonusThresholdAnnual FeeAdd'l BonusesAdd'l Benefits, DDF Links
Ink Bold50k5k/3 months  $95Forex fees waived
Ink Plus50k5k/3 months  $95
Ink Cash$2003k/3 monthsN/A
United Explorer***  35k1k/3 months$95

Barclay Credit Cards
CardBonusThresholdAnnual FeeAdd'l BonusesAdd'l Benefits, DDF Links
Barclay Arrival WMC$400 travel credit3k/3 months$8910% redemption bonus2.2pp/$, no foreign fees, free car ins
Barclay Rewards
Frontier
Lufthansa15k1st purchase$5910k for balance transferAnnual companion ticket
Lufthansa Premier20k$5,000$7915k for balance transfer  Annual companion ticket
NFL$4002.5/3 monthsN/A
USAirways50k1st purchase  $8910k/balance transfer 2 companion tix, 1 club pass
VirginAmerica

Citi Personal Credit Cards
CardBonusThresholdAnnual FeeAdd'l BonusesAdd'l Benefits, DDF Links
AA AMEX45k5k/4 months  $85$150 credit2 Admirals club passes, 1st checked bag, DDF Forex fees waived
AA Visa45k5k/4 months  $85$150 credit2 Admirals club passes, 1st checked bag, DDFForex fees waived
AA Visa50k2.5k/4 months$85DDF
MC Gold30k$750/4 months$50DDF
Dividend 5% for Students  N/AN/AN/A1% Cash Back5% Cash Back revolving categories
Hilton40k1kN/ASilver status, worthless points
Hilton Reserve2 free nights2.5k/4 months$95free anniv. night  Gold status, no foreign trans. fees
Simplicity
ThankYou Preferred15k1k/3 monthsN/A

CitiBusiness Cards
CardBonusThresholdAnnual FeeAdd'l BonusesAdd'l Benefits, DDF Links
AA Visa Business45k5k/4 months$85$150 creditDDF


US Bank Credit Cards
CardBonusThresholdAnnual FeeAdd'l BonusesAdd'l Benefits, DDF Links
Club Carlson60k1.5k/3 months$5025k annuallySilver status, 5X points on all purchases, 2nd night free on redemptions
Club Carlson Premier  85k2.5k/3 months  $7540k annually  Gold status, 5X points on all purchases, 2nd night free on redemptions

Discover Credit Cards
CardBonusThresholdAnnual FeeAdd'l BonusesAdd'l Benefits, DDF Links
Discover It
Discover Student

Capital One Credit Cards
CardBonusThresholdAnnual FeeAdd'l BonusesAdd'l Benefits, DDF Links
Capital One Venture Visa40k3k/3 months$59 2X points on all purchases, no forex fees

Well Fargo Credit Cards
CardBonusThresholdAnnual FeeAdd'l BonusesAdd'l Benefits, DDF Links
Propel World Amex40k3k/3 months$175 $100 airline credit, 3X airlines, 2X hotels, no forex fees

KEY
Green Cards are CHARGE Cards
Everything else is CREDIT cards
RED = 1st Year Free

Note: If a link doesn't work, open the link in incognito or clear cookies/history.

*CreditCard.com links: Click on "Offers Matched for You"
** United Explorer Club Card link: Click on Explorer link, club tab
*** United Explorer Business Card Link: Click on "Are you a business owner" on the top-right
« Last edited by yman on December 24, 2018, 08:31:52 PM »

Author Topic: Credit Card Comparison Chart  (Read 962945 times)

Offline yuneeq

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Jan 2013
  • Posts: 8611
  • Total likes: 3999
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 10
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: NJ
Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #120 on: April 18, 2013, 08:21:21 PM »
not sure how any people would care but i do: which cards allow secondary or infinity cards for no fee. i ask because my father wants to pay his property utilitites on cc and he needs a card that lets him have tons of additional cards

Why does he need more AU's to pay how bills? ???
Visibly Jewish

Offline husky007

  • Dansdeals Bronze Elite
  • *
  • Join Date: Oct 2011
  • Posts: 32
  • Total likes: 3
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 1
    • View Profile
Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #121 on: April 18, 2013, 11:22:30 PM »
For the citi visa 50k 2.5k/4 months $150 credit, I called citi to verify the bonus, but they couldn't find information regarding the $150 on my account. Is the link working?

Offline yuneeq

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Jan 2013
  • Posts: 8611
  • Total likes: 3999
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 10
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: NJ
Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #122 on: April 18, 2013, 11:39:25 PM »
According to the wiki in this thread, it seems to be that the wiki here is wrong about the $150 credit, or it may have changed recently as it change quickly with the citi cards.
Visibly Jewish

Offline MAJ

  • Dansdeals Platinum Elite
  • ****
  • Join Date: May 2012
  • Posts: 486
  • Total likes: 6
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: NY
Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #123 on: April 21, 2013, 02:48:47 AM »
Why does he need more AU's to pay how bills? ???
sorry dont understand your question

Offline ckmk47

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Aug 2012
  • Posts: 7961
  • Total likes: 1044
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 3
  • Gender: Female
    • View Profile
  • Location: brooklyn
Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #124 on: April 21, 2013, 02:56:38 AM »
I don't feel comfortable editing, so  someone please add:

under add'l bonuses

BA                        25K for 10k/yr spend

southwest         companion ticket/ 110K pt earned


ALSO

Maybe a column for currency of points? SPG, MR, UR, Avios etc?
My favorite cause: cssy.org

Offline noturbizniss

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Dec 2012
  • Posts: 7116
  • Total likes: 140
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 4
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: North Jersey
Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #125 on: April 22, 2013, 11:57:59 AM »
I don't feel comfortable editing, so  someone please add:

under add'l bonuses

BA                        25K for 10k/yr spend

southwest         companion ticket/ 110K pt earned


ALSO

Maybe a column for currency of points? SPG, MR, UR, Avios etc?

????? 25K bonus for 10k annual spending? You sure? Where do you see that?
Don't think the currency is necessary, then you'd need one for every card. It's pretty self explanatory, or GIYF
READ THE DARN WIKI!!!!

Chuck Norris...
...can still do FT method
...READS THE WIKI!!!

Offline ckmk47

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Aug 2012
  • Posts: 7961
  • Total likes: 1044
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 3
  • Gender: Female
    • View Profile
  • Location: brooklyn
Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #126 on: April 22, 2013, 12:56:01 PM »
????? 25K bonus for 10k annual spending? You sure? Where do you see that?
Don't think the currency is necessary, then you'd need one for every card. It's pretty self explanatory, or GIYF
This is a screen shot of the offer I signed up with in Dec.  I didn't know it was any different than the current one.  (I have got both 50K and 25K for the 1st 10K spent.)
My favorite cause: cssy.org

Offline Ergel

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Jun 2010
  • Posts: 12818
  • Total likes: 905
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 3
    • View Profile
Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #127 on: April 22, 2013, 01:07:51 PM »
This is a screen shot of the offer I signed up with in Dec.  I didn't know it was any different than the current one.  (I have got both 50K and 25K for the 1st 10K spent.)
It is different than the current one.
And that's not an annual bonus, just a sign up bonus
Life isn't about checking the boxes. Nobody cares.

Offline noturbizniss

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Dec 2012
  • Posts: 7116
  • Total likes: 140
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 4
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: North Jersey
Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #128 on: April 22, 2013, 01:43:46 PM »
It is different than the current one.
And that's not an annual bonus, just a sign up bonus
+1.
That's just the second half of the (then) sign up spending threshold. Now they give you a companion ticket i believe, after 30K spending.
READ THE DARN WIKI!!!!

Chuck Norris...
...can still do FT method
...READS THE WIKI!!!

Offline ckmk47

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Aug 2012
  • Posts: 7961
  • Total likes: 1044
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 3
  • Gender: Female
    • View Profile
  • Location: brooklyn
Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #129 on: April 22, 2013, 01:56:56 PM »
It is different than the current one.
And that's not an annual bonus, just a sign up bonus
Yup, I see.  thanks.
My favorite cause: cssy.org

Offline buenos naches

  • DansDeals Copper Elite
  • *
  • Join Date: Jun 2010
  • Posts: 9
  • Total likes: 0
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #130 on: April 25, 2013, 08:37:17 PM »
Great Job!

About a month ago, I put together a list of websites for the major banks' credit card offerings (feel free to cut & paste if it helps)

Amex Personal Cards: https://www304.americanexpress.com/credit-card/compare/25330?linknav=us-CCSG-ProspectNav-ViewAllCardsFilter
Amex Business Cards: http://www262.americanexpress.com/business-credit-cards

Bank of America Personal Cards: www.bankofamerica.com/credit-cards/view-all-credit-cards.go
Bank of America Small Business Cards: http://business.bankofamerica.com/creditcard/homepage

Barclays Personal and Business: www.aboutbarclaycardus.com/prodsresource_products.php

Chase Personal Cards: https://creditcards.chase.com/
Chase Business Cards: https://creditcards.chase.com/business-credit-cards.aspx

Citibank Personal Cards: https://creditcards.citi.com/credit-cards/view-all-credit-cards/?m=f
Citibank Small Business Cards: https://creditcards.citi.com/credit-cards/all-business-credit-cards/

US Bank Personal Cards: www.usbank.com/credit-cards/
US Bank Small Biz Cards: www.usbank.com/cgi_w/cfm/small_business/products_and_services/credit_cards/credit_card_ps.cfm

Not the best offerings shown, but they do give you a fairly comprehensive list. You may want to include B of A's Alaska Air cards, some of the more obscure Barclays rewards cards, etc.
« Last Edit: April 25, 2013, 08:47:22 PM by buenos naches »

Offline yuneeq

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Jan 2013
  • Posts: 8611
  • Total likes: 3999
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 10
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: NJ
Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #131 on: April 25, 2013, 09:25:00 PM »
Great Job!

About a month ago, I put together a list of websites for the major banks' credit card offerings (feel free to cut & paste if it helps)

Amex Personal Cards: https://www304.americanexpress.com/credit-card/compare/25330?linknav=us-CCSG-ProspectNav-ViewAllCardsFilter
Amex Business Cards: http://www262.americanexpress.com/business-credit-cards

Bank of America Personal Cards: www.bankofamerica.com/credit-cards/view-all-credit-cards.go
Bank of America Small Business Cards: http://business.bankofamerica.com/creditcard/homepage

Barclays Personal and Business: www.aboutbarclaycardus.com/prodsresource_products.php

Chase Personal Cards: https://creditcards.chase.com/
Chase Business Cards: https://creditcards.chase.com/business-credit-cards.aspx

Citibank Personal Cards: https://creditcards.citi.com/credit-cards/view-all-credit-cards/?m=f
Citibank Small Business Cards: https://creditcards.citi.com/credit-cards/all-business-credit-cards/

US Bank Personal Cards: www.usbank.com/credit-cards/
US Bank Small Biz Cards: www.usbank.com/cgi_w/cfm/small_business/products_and_services/credit_cards/credit_card_ps.cfm

Not the best offerings shown, but they do give you a fairly comprehensive list. You may want to include B of A's Alaska Air cards, some of the more obscure Barclays rewards cards, etc.

Welcome to DDF! Thanks for your help. However you may notice that each card name is a link directly to the best offers. If you have anything you want to add to the wiki, try playing around with it until you figure out how it works. Remember you can always use the Preview button before making changes to make sure that things didn't get messed up.
Visibly Jewish

Offline chofetzchaim

  • Dansdeals Bronze Elite
  • *
  • Join Date: Aug 2010
  • Posts: 47
  • Total likes: 0
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #132 on: April 28, 2013, 01:13:36 AM »
How do I sign up for Sapphire MC, the link seems to only be for Visa.

(Sorry if this question is answered somewhere else.)

Offline Shmulyg

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: May 2012
  • Posts: 2216
  • Total likes: 3
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: Kan Tzivah
Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #133 on: April 28, 2013, 01:16:12 AM »
How do I sign up for Sapphire MC, the link seems to only be for Visa.

(Sorry if this question is answered somewhere else.)
The recommended method here on DDF is to convert to MC and then apply for another Visa.

Offline chofetzchaim

  • Dansdeals Bronze Elite
  • *
  • Join Date: Aug 2010
  • Posts: 47
  • Total likes: 0
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #134 on: April 28, 2013, 01:22:38 AM »
Thanks. I thought I would have a better chance at getting approved for a MC because I already have a bunch of Chase Visa's but don't currently have any MC's with Chase so I could use that fact if I need to call recon. I guess I'll have to just try it this way unless anybody has a better suggestion.

Offline Shmulyg

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: May 2012
  • Posts: 2216
  • Total likes: 3
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: Kan Tzivah
Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #135 on: April 28, 2013, 01:30:45 AM »
Thanks. I thought I would have a better chance at getting approved for a MC because I already have a bunch of Chase Visa's but don't currently have any MC's with Chase so I could use that fact if I need to call recon. I guess I'll have to just try it this way unless anybody has a better suggestion.
You can find a direct link to the MC at http://www.mastercard.us/
Though we prefer signing up for the Visa and using Dan's referral link, thus supporting the forum

Offline Hirshthg

  • Dansdeals Platinum Elite + Lifetime Silver Elite
  • *****
  • Join Date: Apr 2013
  • Posts: 699
  • Total likes: 7
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
    • Zev Goldstein Esq. New York Traffic Ticket Lawyer
  • Location: New York
Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #136 on: April 28, 2013, 01:39:29 AM »
Could you have a link showing the noobs what the value of points v cash is?

thank you!

Offline yuneeq

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Jan 2013
  • Posts: 8611
  • Total likes: 3999
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 10
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: NJ
Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #137 on: April 28, 2013, 02:03:39 AM »
Could you have a link showing the noobs what the value of points v cash is?

thank you!

Welcome to DDF!
This is not the right thread for that info.
About points vs cash it depends. If you like to travel, points can be worth far more than cash. If not, you can usually sell your points between 1.4-1.8 cpp, depending on which points and depending on when you sell the points.
Visibly Jewish

Offline Moshe123

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Sep 2012
  • Posts: 5935
  • Total likes: 911
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 1
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: Spring Valley
  • Programs: Lost
Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #138 on: May 08, 2013, 11:16:44 PM »
 Someone please update the BGR .

Offline noturbizniss

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Dec 2012
  • Posts: 7116
  • Total likes: 140
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 4
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: North Jersey
Re: Credit Card Comparison Chart
« Reply #139 on: May 09, 2013, 10:23:42 AM »
Someone please update the BGR .
I did it, but why don't you do it yourself next time. It's not that complicated...
READ THE DARN WIKI!!!!

Chuck Norris...
...can still do FT method
...READS THE WIKI!!!