First-year winner
Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express
$200 Year 1 edge
$770 vs $570
Compare Cards
Stack up the better credit card
Compare two cards side by side with your real spend, credits, fees, and rewards.
Card A
Card B
Monthly spend
Start with spending categories
Monthly Total
$2,430/mo
Reward assumptions
Credits & benefits
Count the credits and perks you actually expect to use. Credit rows start with conservative default values; edit them for your own merchant, timing, or travel friction.
Card A
Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express
Counted benefits
$84
Credits
$84
Cash-like credits counted in the model
Perks
None
Optional user-valued benefits
Credit
$84 Disney Bundle Credit
Streaming Credits · Listed $84/yr
Up to $7 back each month after spending at least the required amount on an eligible Disney Bundle subscription.
Perk
Purchase Protection
Purchase Protection · No listed cash value
Can help protect eligible purchases against accidental damage, theft, or loss for a limited period after purchase.
Perk
Extended Warranty
Extended Warranty · No listed cash value
Can extend the original manufacturer's warranty on eligible purchases.
Perk
Return Protection
Return Protection · No listed cash value
Can help when an eligible merchant will not take back a qualifying purchase within the stated time window.
Perk
Car Rental Loss and Damage Insurance
Rental Car · No listed cash value
Coverage for eligible rental car damage or theft when the rental is reserved and paid for with the card.
Card B
Bank of America Customized Cash Rewards credit card
Counted benefits
$0
Credits
None
Cash-like credits counted in the model
Perks
None
Optional user-valued benefits
Perk
Preferred Rewards Upside
Other · No listed cash value
Eligible Bank of America relationship customers can unlock higher effective earnings through the issuer’s relationship-based rewards boost programs.
Perk
No Annual Fee
Other · No listed cash value
You can keep the card long term without paying a recurring annual fee.
Perk
Everyday Cashback Simplicity
Other · No listed cash value
The card is built around easy day-to-day redemption without needing to manage a complex points program.
Verdict
Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express wins year 1 and long term.
Winner after year 1
Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express
$200 ongoing edge
$570 vs $370
Long-term breakeven: the higher-reward option needs roughly $0 per year in this spend mix to overcome the fee and benefit gap.
American Express
Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express
Year One
$770
Welcome offer + annual rewards + counted benefits - fee
After Year 1
$570
Annual rewards + counted benefits - fee
Annual Rewards
$486
1.67% effective return
Welcome Offer
$200
Current listed first-year bonus value
Credits + Perks
$84
$84 credits + $0 perks
Bonus Spend
$2,000
6 mo window · $333/mo pace · Comfortable
Why it wins
- • No standout edge under the current assumptions.
Watch for
- • Foreign transaction fees make it weaker for international spend.
Bank of America
Bank of America Customized Cash Rewards credit card
Year One
$570
Welcome offer + annual rewards + counted benefits - fee
After Year 1
$370
Annual rewards + counted benefits - fee
Annual Rewards
$370
1.27% effective return
Welcome Offer
$200
Current listed first-year bonus value
Credits + Perks
None
$0 credits + $0 perks
Bonus Spend
$1,000
3 mo window · $333/mo pace · Comfortable
Why it wins
- • No standout edge under the current assumptions.
Watch for
- • Foreign transaction fees make it weaker for international spend.
Spend Mix Math
Where the value actually comes from
Category returns are based on the spend mix you entered, your point-value assumption, and the benefits you chose to count.
Dining
1%
$5,400
Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express
$54
1.00%
Bank of America Customized Cash
$54
1.00%
Groceries
3%
$7,800
Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express
$234
3.00%
Bank of America Customized Cash
$156
2.00%
Travel
1%
$3,000
Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express
$30
1.00%
Bank of America Customized Cash
$30
1.00%
Gas
3%
$1,920
Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express
$58
3.00%
Bank of America Customized Cash
$19
1.00%
General
1%
$11,040
Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express
$110
1.00%
Bank of America Customized Cash
$110
1.00%
Total annual spend
$29,160 across this mix
Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express$486
Bank of America Customized Cash$370
Raw Breakdown
Full side-by-side details
Use the spec table below when you want the literal field-by-field differences in rewards, benefits, transfer partners, fees, and approval profile.
| Metric | Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express | Bank of America Customized Cash Rewards credit card |
|---|---|---|
| Costs | ||
| Annual fee | Free | Free |
| Foreign transaction fee | 2.7% | 3% |
| Rewards | ||
| Gas rewards | 3% U.S. gas stations on up to $6,000 per year in purchases, then 1%. | — |
| Groceries rewards | 3% U.S. supermarkets on up to $6,000 per year in purchases, then 1%. | 2% |
| Online Shopping rewards | 3% U.S. online retail purchases on up to $6,000 per year in purchases, then 1%. | 3% 3% cash back in the cardholder's chosen category; online shopping is a common default fit. |
| All rewards | 1% | 1% |
| Offer | ||
| Welcome offer | $200 back Earn $200 back after you spend $2,000 in purchases on your new Card in your first 6 months. You will receive the $200 back in the form of a statement credit. | $200 online cash rewards bonus Spend $1,000 in 3 mo |
| Benefits | ||
| Estimated benefits | ~$84/yr | 3 listed |
| Benefit highlights | $84 Disney Bundle Credit · Purchase Protection · Extended Warranty · +2 more | Preferred Rewards Upside · No Annual Fee · Everyday Cashback Simplicity |
| Profile | ||
| Credit needed | Good | Good |
| Network | amex | visa |
| Reward type | Cashback | Cashback |
Costs
Annual fee
Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express
Free
Bank of America Customized Cash Rewards credit card
Free
Foreign transaction fee
Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express
2.7%
Bank of America Customized Cash Rewards credit card
3%
Rewards
Gas rewards
Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express
3%
U.S. gas stations on up to $6,000 per year in purchases, then 1%.
Bank of America Customized Cash Rewards credit card
—
Groceries rewards
Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express
3%
U.S. supermarkets on up to $6,000 per year in purchases, then 1%.
Bank of America Customized Cash Rewards credit card
2%
Online Shopping rewards
Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express
3%
U.S. online retail purchases on up to $6,000 per year in purchases, then 1%.
Bank of America Customized Cash Rewards credit card
3%
3% cash back in the cardholder's chosen category; online shopping is a common default fit.
All rewards
Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express
1%
Bank of America Customized Cash Rewards credit card
1%
Offer
Welcome offer
Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express
$200 back
Earn $200 back after you spend $2,000 in purchases on your new Card in your first 6 months. You will receive the $200 back in the form of a statement credit.
Bank of America Customized Cash Rewards credit card
$200 online cash rewards bonus
Spend $1,000 in 3 mo
Benefits
Estimated benefits
Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express
~$84/yr
Bank of America Customized Cash Rewards credit card
3 listed
Benefit highlights
Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express
$84 Disney Bundle Credit · Purchase Protection · Extended Warranty · +2 more
Bank of America Customized Cash Rewards credit card
Preferred Rewards Upside · No Annual Fee · Everyday Cashback Simplicity
Profile
Credit needed
Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express
Good
Bank of America Customized Cash Rewards credit card
Good
Network
Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express
amex
Bank of America Customized Cash Rewards credit card
visa
Reward type
Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express
Cashback
Bank of America Customized Cash Rewards credit card
Cashback