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American Express The Blue Business Plus Credit Card vs Classic Green Card

Both are American Express cards. Here is every spend category, ranked by what each card actually returns.

Best card by category Card terms as of Oct 29

Everything else

  1. The Blue Business Plus Credit Card 4.0% 2x base rate
  2. Classic Green Card 2.0% 1x base rate

Dining

  1. Classic Green Card 6.0% 3x
  2. The Blue Business Plus Credit Card 4.0% 2x base rate

Flights

  1. Classic Green Card 6.0% 3x
  2. The Blue Business Plus Credit Card 4.0% 2x base rate

Hotels

  1. Classic Green Card 6.0% 3x
  2. The Blue Business Plus Credit Card 4.0% 2x base rate

Public transit

  1. Classic Green Card 6.0% 3x
  2. The Blue Business Plus Credit Card 4.0% 2x base rate

Rideshare & taxis

  1. Classic Green Card 6.0% 3x
  2. The Blue Business Plus Credit Card 4.0% 2x base rate

Tolls

  1. Classic Green Card 6.0% 3x
  2. The Blue Business Plus Credit Card 4.0% 2x base rate

What the numbers are doing

Abroad the answer flips: The Blue Business Plus Credit Card charges a 2.7% foreign transaction fee, so once that comes off the rate Classic Green Card is the better card for everyday spend.

The table is earn rate only — annual fees are not netted out of it. These cards charge The Blue Business Plus Credit Card $0 and Classic Green Card $150 a year, so a thin lead in one category may not cover the difference.

Where they differ: The Blue Business Plus Credit Card takes everything else; Classic Green Card takes dining, flights, hotels and public transit, plus 2 more.

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CategoryBest card
Everything elseThe Blue Business Plus Credit Card4.0%
DiningClassic Green Card6.0%
FlightsClassic Green Card6.0%
HotelsClassic Green Card6.0%
Public transitClassic Green Card6.0%
Rideshare & taxisClassic Green Card6.0%
TollsClassic Green Card6.0%

Content preview. Apple Wallet controls the layout; visible categories vary by device. Categories that rank the same as Everything else are left off; every other category is in pass details.

Every category, every card

Everything else

  1. The Blue Business Plus Credit Card — 4.0%
  2. Classic Green Card — 2.0%

Dining

  1. Classic Green Card — 6.0%
  2. The Blue Business Plus Credit Card — 4.0%

Flights

  1. Classic Green Card — 6.0%
  2. The Blue Business Plus Credit Card — 4.0%

Hotels

  1. Classic Green Card — 6.0%
  2. The Blue Business Plus Credit Card — 4.0%

Public transit

  1. Classic Green Card — 6.0%
  2. The Blue Business Plus Credit Card — 4.0%

Rideshare & taxis

  1. Classic Green Card — 6.0%
  2. The Blue Business Plus Credit Card — 4.0%

Tolls

  1. Classic Green Card — 6.0%
  2. The Blue Business Plus Credit Card — 4.0%
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