American Express Business Platinum vs Blue Cash Preferred

Compare Rewards, Interest Rates, Fees, and Benefits

American Express Business Platinum is a business and travel credit card. How does it compare to Blue Cash Preferred from American Express, a cash back, gas and grocery card? Read our comparison chart below.

Keep in mind, the American Express Business Platinum has a $695 annual fee, while the Blue Cash Preferred has a $0 intro annual fee for the first year, then $95.

	The Business Platinum Card® from American Express	Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express
	Credit Card Interest Rates & Fees
Introductory APR for Purchases	N/A	0% introductory APR on purchases for 12 months
Introductory APR for Balance Transfers	N/A	0% introductory APR on balance transfers for 12 months
Purchase APR	18.49% to 29.24% Variable based on your creditworthiness and other factors	18.24% to 29.24% Variable based on your creditworthiness and other factors
Balance Transfers APR	N/A	18.24% to 29.24% Variable based on your creditworthiness and other factors
Foreign Transaction Fee	No foreign transaction fee	2.7% of each transaction after conversion to US dollars.
Annual Fee	$695 annual fee	$0 intro annual fee for the first year, then $95
	Credit Card Rewards & Benefits
Introductory Bonus Cash Back		Earn a $250 statement credit after you spend $3,000 in eligible purchases on your new Card within the first 6 months.
Introductory Bonus Offer	Welcome Offer: Earn 150,000 Membership Rewards® points after you spend $20,000 in eligible purchases on the Card within the first 3 months of Card Membership.
Cash Back Rewards		6% Cash Back at U.S. supermarkets on up to $6,000 per year in purchases (then 1%). 6% Cash Back on select U.S. streaming subscriptions. 3% Cash Back at U.S. gas stations. 3% Cash Back on transit (including taxis/rideshare, parking, tolls, trains, buses and more). 1% Cash Back on other purchases. Cash back is received in the form of Reward Dollars that can be redeemed as a statement credit.
Travel Rewards	Travel Rewards
Airline Rewards	Get 5X Membership Rewards® points on flights on AmexTravel.com.
Bonus Airline Rewards	35% Airline Bonus: Use Membership Rewards® Pay with Points for all or part of a flight with your selected qualifying airline, and you can get 35% of the points back, up to 500,000 bonus points per calendar year when you book on amextravel.com.
Hotel Rewards	Get 5X Membership Rewards® points on prepaid hotels on AmexTravel.com.
Point Rewards	Get 5X points on flights and prepaid hotels on AmexTravel.com, and 1X points for each dollar you spend on eligible purchases. Earn 1.5X points (that's an extra half point per dollar) on each eligible purchase at US construction material & hardware suppliers, electronic goods retailers and software & cloud system providers, and shipping providers, as well as on each purchase of $5,000 or more, on up to $2 million of these purchases per calendar year. Purchases eligible for multiple additional point bonuses will only receive the highest eligible bonus.
Airline Status	$200 Airline Fee Credit: Select one qualifying airline and then receive up to $200 in statement credits per calendar year when incidental fees are charged by the airline to the Card. Access to 5 airport lounge networks including The Centurion® lounge network, The International American Express lounges, Delta Sky Club® lounges, Priority Pass(TM) Select, and Airspace Lounge. Enrollment required for Priority Pass Select.
Hotel Status	Enroll for complimentary Marriott Bonvoy Gold Status. Enroll for complimentary Hilton Honors Gold Status. Fine Hotels & Resorts - book your stay through American Express FHR at one of 600 luxury hotels and you may get a room upgrade upon arrival, daily continental breakfast for 2, guaranteed 4pm late checkout and a special amenity unique to each property.
Gas Rewards		3% Cash Back at U.S. gas stations and on transit (including taxis/rideshare, parking, tolls, trains, buses and more). Cash back is received in the form of Reward Dollars that can be redeemed as a statement credit.
Grocery Rewards		6% Cash Back at U.S. supermarkets on up to $6,000 per year in purchases (then 1%). Cash back is received in the form of Reward Dollars that can be redeemed as a statement credit.
Airline Transfer Partners	Airline transfer partners include Delta, Hawaiian Airlines, Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air France, Emirates, Cathay Pacific (Asia Miles), Virgin Atlantic, Singapore Airlines, Etihad, Alitalia, All Nippon Airways and more.
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Pros & Cons		Pros: 6% at U.S. supermarkets (up to $6k/year in purchases, then 1%) 3% at U.S. gas stations Bonus cash back promotional offer Cons: Annual fee Not a Visa/MasterCard
Bottom Line		Excellent cash back credit card for families... Read full review
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If you are looking to get cashback rewards on common household categories like purchases at U.S. supermarkets and U.S. gas stations, consider the Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express. Amex created the Preferred card as an upgrade to the Blue Cash Everyday.

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Comments

Steve from New Jersey
on October 2016 said about American Express Business Platinum:
Hands down American Express if you really use it a lot!
They keep on making it much better!

I was not a big fan before because I didn't use it much!
Once you start really using it in all ways possible it works even harder and better!
I love it!

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