Please see the below summary table, followed by more details on each of these credit cards.
Minimum Income | Annual Fee – 1st Year | Annual Fee – 2nd Year Onwards | Special Benefits | Other Important Benefits | |
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BPCL SBI Octane Credit Card APPLY NOW |
Not Specified |
Fee : ₹1499 Offer : Welcome offer worth ₹1500 |
Fee : ₹1499 Offer : Fee waived, if you spend ₹2 lakhs or more in the previous year |
7.25% benefit rate on BPCL fuel purchases – only on purchases upto ₹10,000 per month |
Complimentary airport lounge access in India – once per calendar quarter |
HPCL Bank Of Baroda Energie Credit Card APPLY NOW |
Salaried : ₹3.60 lakhs per year |
Fee : ₹499 |
Fee : ₹499 Offer : Fee waived, if you spend ₹50,000 or more in the previous year |
6.50% benefit rate on HPCL fuel purchases – only on purchases upto ₹6,250 per month |
Complimentary access to airport lounges in India – once per calendar quarter |
IndianOil Axis Bank Credit Card APPLY NOW |
Not specified |
Fee : ₹500 Offer : Welcome offer worth ₹250
|
Fee : ₹500 Offer : Fee waived, if you spend ₹50,000 or more in the previous year |
5% benefit rate on IndianOil fuel purchases – only on purchases upto ₹5,000 per month |
1% benefit on ‘online shopping’ |
IndianOil HDFC Bank Credit Card APPLY NOW |
Salaried : ₹10,000 per month |
Fee : ₹500 Offer : Limited time welcome offer of ₹1500, on online applications only |
Fee : ₹500 |
5.80% benefit rate on IndianOil fuel purchases – only on purchases upto ₹3,000 per month |
4.80% benefit rate on grocery purchases & bill payments. |
IndianOil Kotak Credit Card APPLY NOW |
Not specified |
Fee : ₹499 Offer : Welcome offer worth ₹250 |
Fee : ₹499 Offer : Fee waived, if you spend ₹50,000 or more in the previous year |
5% benefit rate on IndianOil fuel purchases – only on purchases upto ₹7,500 per month |
Personal concierge service & personal accident insurance |
IDFC HPCL First Power Credit Card APPLY NOW |
₹3 lakhs per year |
Fee : ₹199 |
Fee : ₹199 Offer : Fee waived, if you spend ₹50,000 or more in the previous year |
5% benefit on HPCL fuel purchases – only on purchases upto ₹5,000 per month |
2.50% benefit on grocery purchases, utility bills & FASTag recharge. |
ICICI HPCL Super Saver Credit Card APPLY NOW |
Not specified |
Fee : ₹500 |
Fee : ₹500 Offer : Fee waived, if you spend ₹1.50 lakh or more in the previous year |
6.50% benefit rate on HPCL fuel purchases – only on fuel purchases upto ₹5,000 per month |
5% benefit rate on departmental store purchases, and electricity/ mobile bill payments |
SBI BPCL Credit Card APPLY NOW |
Not specified |
Fee : ₹499 Offer : Welcome offer worth ₹500 |
Fee : ₹499 Offer : Fee waived, if you spend ₹50,000 or more in the previous year |
4.25% on BPCL fuel purchases – only on purchases upto ₹10,000 per month |
1.25% benefit rate on grocery spends, departmental store purchases, movie & dining spends |
Minimum Income | Annual Fee – 1st Year | Annual Fee – 2nd Year Onwards | Special Benefits | Other Important Benefits | |
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BPCL SBI Octane Credit Card APPLY NOW |
Not Specified |
Fee : ₹1499 Offer : Welcome offer worth ₹1500 |
Fee : ₹1499 Offer : Fee waived, if you spend ₹2 lakhs or more in the previous year |
7.25% benefit rate on BPCL fuel purchases – only on purchases upto ₹10,000 per month |
Complimentary airport lounge access in India – once per calendar quarter |
HPCL Bank Of Baroda Energie Credit Card APPLY NOW |
Salaried : ₹3.60 lakhs per year |
Fee : ₹499 |
Fee : ₹499 Offer : Fee waived, if you spend ₹50,000 or more in the previous year |
6.50% benefit rate on HPCL fuel purchases – only on purchases upto ₹6,250 per month |
Complimentary access to airport lounges in India – once per calendar quarter |
IndianOil Axis Bank Credit Card APPLY NOW |
Not specified |
Fee : ₹500 Offer : Welcome offer worth ₹250
|
Fee : ₹500 Offer : Fee waived, if you spend ₹50,000 or more in the previous year |
5% benefit rate on IndianOil fuel purchases – only on purchases upto ₹5,000 per month |
1% benefit on ‘online shopping’ |
IndianOil HDFC Bank Credit Card APPLY NOW |
Salaried : ₹10,000 per month |
Fee : ₹500 Offer : Limited time welcome offer of ₹1500, on online applications only |
Fee : ₹500 |
5.80% benefit rate on IndianOil fuel purchases – only on purchases upto ₹3,000 per month |
4.80% benefit rate on grocery purchases & bill payments. |
IndianOil Kotak Credit Card APPLY NOW |
Not specified |
Fee : ₹499 Offer : Welcome offer worth ₹250 |
Fee : ₹499 Offer : Fee waived, if you spend ₹50,000 or more in the previous year |
5% benefit rate on IndianOil fuel purchases – only on purchases upto ₹7,500 per month |
Personal concierge service & personal accident insurance |
IDFC HPCL First Power Credit Card APPLY NOW |
₹3 lakhs per year |
Fee : ₹199 |
Fee : ₹199 Offer : Fee waived, if you spend ₹50,000 or more in the previous year |
5% benefit on HPCL fuel purchases – only on purchases upto ₹5,000 per month |
2.50% benefit on grocery purchases, utility bills & FASTag recharge. |
ICICI HPCL Super Saver Credit Card APPLY NOW |
Not specified |
Fee : ₹500 |
Fee : ₹500 Offer : Fee waived, if you spend ₹1.50 lakh or more in the previous year |
6.50% benefit rate on HPCL fuel purchases – only on fuel purchases upto ₹5,000 per month |
5% benefit rate on departmental store purchases, and electricity/ mobile bill payments |
SBI BPCL Credit Card APPLY NOW |
Not specified |
Fee : ₹499 Offer : Welcome offer worth ₹500 |
Fee : ₹499 Offer : Fee waived, if you spend ₹50,000 or more in the previous year |
4.25% on BPCL fuel purchases – only on purchases upto ₹10,000 per month |
1.25% benefit rate on grocery spends, departmental store purchases, movie & dining spends |
Please see more details on each of the cards.
To compare cards, please follow the below steps :
Step 1 : Please click the small box on the top right side (under APPLY NOW button), for each of the cards that you want to compare.
Step 2 : You will see a line shaded in green (Selected Cards for Comparison) on the bottom right of the page, which will appear once you select the cards you want to compare.
Step 3 : Please click this line (Selected Cards for Comparison) , and you will see the word – Compare (shaded in green).
Step 4 – Please click on the word ‘Compare’ , which will take you to the comparison table.
₹1499
✓ Welcome Offer : You get 6000 reward points worth ₹1500 , within 30 days of annual fee payment.
✓ Renewal Offer : Annual fee from the 2nd year onwards is not charged, if you spend ₹2 lakh or more in the previous year
Not Specified
7.25% earning on fuel purchases :
– 6.25% special benefit on BPCL fuel purchases : You earn 25 reward points worth ₹6.25 , on every ₹100 you spend at BPCL pumps –
Benefits
– Very attractive benefit rate of 7.25%% on monthly fuel spends at BPCL outlets – 6.25% on fuel purchases PLUS 1% waiver on fuel surcharge
– 1st year annual fee is compensated by joining benefits of ₹1500.
– Annual fee from 2nd year onwards is waived off at ₹2 lakh annual card spend. Hence the card is virtually free if you spend ₹2 lakh or more per year. Since the card gives a good benefit rate of 2.50% on groceries, departmental stores, movies & dining, one can use it for these categories as well (in addition to fuel) and achieve the ₹2 lakh spend target. Especially if you do not want to get multiple specialist cards for different categories of your spends.
– Milestone benefits : Most fuel cards do not offer milestone benefits, but BPCL SBI Octane cardholders get e-Gift Vouchers worth ₹2,000 (from Aditya Birla Fashion Or Yatra Or Bata/Hush Puppies) , on achieving annual card spend of ₹3 lakhs.
– Airport lounge access: Cardholders get upto 4 complimentary visits per calendar year to domestic VISA lounges in India (maximum 1 visit per calendar quarter).
– Cardholders also get a complimentary ‘fraud liability’ insurance cover of ₹1 lakh, giving peace of mind in case the card is misused.
Drawbacks
– Accelerated fuel rewards are only available at BPCL Outlets, so one needs to plan more and go to particular BPCL petrol pumps to get fuel filled.
– High annual fee (₹1499) and annual free waiver of ₹2,00,000. Though this is compensated by higher benefits on fuel purchases, as well as a good benefit rate on some shopping and entertainment spends.
₹499
✓ Welcome offer worth ₹500 : You get 2000 bonus rewards points worth ₹500, by spending ₹5000 or more within 60 days of receiving the card.
✓ Renewal offer : Annual fee is waived from the second year onwards – if you spend ₹50,000 or more in the previous year.
Salaried : ₹3.60 lakhs per year
Self-employed : ₹4.80 lakhs per year
6.50% earning on fuel (petrol, diesel and LPG) purchases
– 4% special benefit on HPCL fuel purchases : You earn 16 reward points worth ₹4 , on every ₹100 you spend
Benefits
– Very attractive benefit rate of 6.50% on monthly fuel spends – 4% if you pay for HPCL fuel purchases without HP Pay App, and 5.50% if you pay through HP Pay App. PLUS 1% fuel surcharge waiver
– 1st year annual fee is fully compensated by joining benefits of ₹500. Annual fee from 2nd year onwards is waived off at ₹50,000 annual spend.
Hence the card is virtually free if you spend ₹50,000 or more per year
– If you spend ₹50,000 on fuel purchases at HPCL retail outlets, the card will be virtually free , and you also get you a very attractive benefit rate of 6.50% on fuel expenditure
– The card also has additional benefits in terms of good reward rates of 1.66% on utilities, groceries and department Stores
– Complementary domestic airport lounge access – once per calendar quarter (4 times per year)
– 25% discount on Paytm Movies
– 3 lifetime free complimentary add-on cards for dependents above 18.
Drawbacks
– Accelerated fuel rewards are only available at HPCL Outlets, so one needs to plan more in terms of going to particular HPCL petrol pumps to get fuel filled
– Not ideal for high fuel spenders – those spending more than ₹ 6,250 per month on fuel
₹500
✓ Welcome offer worth ₹250 : You get ₹250 cashback , on your 1st fuel purchase of ₹250 or more – fuel purchase to be done within 30 days of card issuance
✓ Renewal offer : Renewal fee is waived, if you spend ₹50,000 or more in the previous year
Not specified
5% earning on fuel purchases –
– 4% benefit on IOCL fuel expenses : You earn 20 reward points worth ₹4 , on every ₹100 you spend at IOCL fuel
Benefits of the cards –
– Attractive fuel benefits rate of 5% – 4% on monthly IOC fuel spends and 1% fuel surcharge waiver
– Low annual spend target (of ₹50,000) to get renewal fees waived off
– Half of first year annual fee is also covered by welcome benefits of ₹250
– So, overall it is a very good entry level fuel card – since it gives accelerated rewards on fuel upto a monthly fuel spend of ₹5,000 , and also has a low annual fee waiver threshold of ₹50,000
– Additional benefits are available on Axis Grabdeals, where the banks exclusive partnerships are presented to all its customers
– Axis Bank rewards redemption platform has a wide variety of choices, to redeem EDGE rewards points
Some limitations & drawbacks to consider –
– Accelerated fuel rewards are only available at IOCL Outlets, so one needs to plan more in terms of going to particular fuel pumps to get fuel filled
– Not ideal for high fuel spenders – those spending more than ₹ 5,000 per month
₹500
✓ Welcome offer : Special limited time offer of ₹1500 Amazon vouchers, only if you apply online. This is subject to change.
✓ Renewal offer : Annual fee is waived from the 2nd year onwards , if you spend ₹50,000 or more in the previous year.
Salaried : ₹10,000 per month
Self-employed : ₹6 lakhs per year
5.80% benefit on fuel transactions – at IndianOil outlets –
– 4.8% benefit on IOCL fuel purchases : You earn 5 fuel points worth ₹4.80 , on
Benefits
– Attractive benefit rate of 5.80% on monthly fuel spends at IOCL outlets – 4.80% on fuel purchases PLUS 1% waiver on fuel surcharge
– Low annual spend target (of ₹50,000) to get renewal fees waived off
– Attractive reward rate of 4.80% on Grocery purchases and Bill Payments
– So, overall it is a very good entry-level fuel card, since it gives accelerated rewards on fuel upto a monthly fuel spend of ₹3,000 and also has a low annual fee waiver threshold of ₹50,000
– 1% – 10% cashback on various spends, on HDFC SmartBuy.
Drawbacks
– To earn accelerated fuel rewards, it is necessary to visit IOCL Outlets specifically, hence one needs to plan more when refuelling
– Not ideal for high fuel spenders – those spending more than ₹3,000 per month
– The redemption process is not as straightforward as a simple cashback card.
₹499
✓ Welcome offer worth ₹250 : You get 1000 reward points worth ₹250, on spending ₹500 within 30 days of card issuance
✓ Renewal offer : Annual fee is not charged from the 2nd year onwards , if you spend ₹50,000 or more in the previous year.
Not specified
5% earning on fuel purchases
– 4% earning on IndianOil (IOCL) fuel purchases : You earn 16 reward points worth ₹4, on every ₹100 you spend at IOCL fuel outlets R
Benefits
– Attractive benefit rate of 5% on monthly fuel purchases
– Good benefit rate of 2% on grocery purchases & dining expenditure
– Annual spend target to get renewal fees waived off is not very high (₹50,000). 1st year annual fee is also partially covered by welcome benefits.
– Lifestyle benefits such as personal concierge
Drawbacks to consider
– Cardholders are restricted to IndianOil pumps , to avail special fuel benefits
₹199
✓ Welcome offers worth over ₹1400 : ₹250 cashback on doing the 1st fuel transaction of ₹250 or above at any HPCL fuel station (within 30 days of card issuance). 5% cashback (up to ₹1,000) on the transaction value of 1st EMI conversion (within 30 days of card issuance). ₹150 discount on order above ₹500 on Swiggy, and ₹500 discount on ZoomCar rentals
✓ Renewal offer : Renewal fee is not charged from the 2nd year onwards, if you spend ₹50,000 or more in the previous year
₹3 lakhs per year
5% earning on HPCL purchases (fuel & LPG)
– 2.50% special benefit on HPCL fuel purchases : You earn 10 reward points worth ₹2.50, on every ₹100
Benefits
– Attractive benefit rate of up to 5% on monthly fuel purchases
– Good benefit rate of 2.50% on grocery purchases & utility bill payments
– 1st year annual fee is fully covered by joining benefits
– Annual spend target to get renewal fees waived off is not very high (₹50,000). Hence this card is virtually free if you spend ₹50,000 or more per year
– The card also offers a range of additional benefits, such as complimentary road side assistance, insurance benefits, and deals on partner platforms like Zoom Car and ‘Eco Rent A Car’
Drawbacks
– The card is not attractive for individuals who incur fuel expenses much higher than ₹5000 per month
– Cardholders are restricted to HPCL pumps , to avail the attractive fuel benefits
– The monthly spend limit to achieve 2.50% benefit in the promotion category (grocery purchases & utility bill payments) is quite low
₹500
✓ Welcome offer worth ₹500 : You get 2000 Reward points worth ₹500, on annual fee payment AND on spending a minimum of ₹5,000 on the card, within 45 days of getting it.
✓ Renewal offer : Annual fee is not charged from the 2nd year onwards, if you spend ₹1.50 lakhs or more in the previous year.
Not specified
6.50% earning on fuel purchases
– 4% special benefit on HPCL fuel purchases : You earn ₹4 , on every ₹100 you spend at HPCL pumps – only on HPCL
Benefits
– Very attractive benefit rate of 6.50% on monthly fuel spends – 4% if you pay for HPCL without HP Pay App/ 5.50% if you pay through HP Pay App , PLUS 1% fuel surcharge waiver
– 5% benefit on departmental stores, electricity & mobile bills
– 1st year annual fee is fully covered by joining benefits of ₹500
– Complimentary lounge access to domestic airport lounges once every quarter, i.e. 4 times annually
– 25% discount on movie tickets
– 24/7 automobile assistance privileges – including assistance over the phone, “on-site” vehicle repair, replacement/ locked or lost keys, flat tyre support, battery jumpstart, battery replacement & fuel delivery.
Drawbacks
– The card might not be suitable for individuals who incur fuel expenses exceeding ₹5000 within their monthly card billing cycle
– The monthly spend limit to achieve 5% benefit on promotion category (departmental stores, electricity & mobile bills) is quite low
– The annual spend limit to achieve renewal fee waiver is comparatively high
₹499
✓ Welcome offer : Upon payment of joining fee, you get 2,000 reward points worth ₹500
✓ Renewal offer : Annual fee is waived from the second year onwards , if you spend ₹50,000 or more in the previous year.
Not specified
4.25% earning on fuel purchases –
– 3.25% special benefit on BPCL fuel purchases : You earn 13 reward points worth ₹3.25 , on every ₹100 you spend at Bharat P
Benefits
– Attractive rewards rate of 4.25% on fuel purchases – 3.25% on monthly fuel spends and 1% waiver on fuel surcharge
– Attractive annual fee offers
– First year annual fee is fully covered by welcome benefits worth ₹500
– Low annual card spend target (of ₹50,000) to get annual fee waived off from 2nd year onwards – hence if you spend ₹50,000 per year on this card, it is virtually free
– Though the special fuel benefit rate of 4.25% is slightly lower than competitor cards, it makes up by offering this high fuel reward rate on higher monthly fuel spends of upto ₹10,000 per month, this limit is higher than many competitors fuel cards.
Drawbacks to consider
– Accelerated fuel rewards are only available at BPCL Outlets, so one needs to plan more in terms of going to particular BPCL petrol pumps to get fuel filled
– Fuel reward rate of 4.25% is slightly lower than competition
Overall, a good fuel card for relatively higher fuel spends of upto ₹10,000 per month
Fuel cards are credit cards which offer special benefits when you purchase fuel on your credit card. Most of these cards are co-branded cards, i.e. these cards are issued by banks in partnership with large Oil & Gas companies like IndiaOil, HPCL & BPCL.
These cards also give benefits on your non-fuel purchases, but in most cases you can get better benefit rates on non-fuel purchases with other credit cards on offer.
The biggest benefit of fuel cards is that it gives a high benefit rate , when you purchase fuel with these cards. This is especially important for heavy fuel users, since many of the other cards in the Indian marketplace give zero rewards on fuel purchases.
As we have seen , you can get approximately 5% benefit rate on many of the fuel cards we have discussed above, for example if you spend ₹60,000 on fuel in a year, you will get ₹3,000 worth of benefit.
The biggest drawback is that most fuel cards do not offer attractive benefits on your other major purchases like shopping, travel etc. For these needs, you may like to consider other credit cards, please see below –
Best shopping cards || Best travel cards || Best free cards || Best utility bill payment cards || Best cashback cards || Best premium cards || Best beginner cards
Fuel cards offer special benefits ONLY on a certain amount of fuel spend per month. This can range from ₹3,000 in case of the HDFC IndianOil Card, to ₹10,000 in the case of the 2 SBI BPCL Cards. Hence you need to consider your monthly fuel expenses, and the benefit rates on various cards on your monthly fuel spends, to decide what is best for you.
You also need to look at the annual fee of these various cards, and also the annual fee related offers that they offer. Annual fee related offers come in 2 forms –
1. Welcome offer which can compensate for some or all of the 1st year annual fee
2. Annual fee waiver from the 2nd year onwards, based on your annual card spend in the previous year
The final thing you need to look out for are the card eligibility requirements. The 2 main requirements are your income and your credit score. While some card issuers/banks specify the minimum income requirement, some other do not. Credit scores are also not specified by the banks/card issuers but generally a score of 700-750 & above is preferable.