American Express The Blue Business Plus Credit Card vs Hilton Honors Aspire Card
Both are American Express cards. Here is every spend category, ranked by what each card actually returns.
Everything else
- The Blue Business Plus Credit Card 4.0% 2x base rate
- Hilton Honors Aspire Card 1.2% 3x base rate
Hotels
- Hilton Honors Aspire Card 5.6% 14x
- The Blue Business Plus Credit Card 4.0% 2x base rate
What the numbers are doing
The Blue Business Plus Credit Card tops everything else at 4.0% only because this table values its points at 2 cents each. Value them at one cent and Hilton Honors Aspire Card wins that category instead.
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 Hilton Honors Aspire Card $550 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; Hilton Honors Aspire Card takes hotels.
| Category | Best card |
|---|---|
| Everything else | The Blue Business Plus Credit Card4.0% |
| Hotels | Hilton Honors Aspire Card5.6% |
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Every category, every card
Everything else
- The Blue Business Plus Credit Card — 4.0%
- Hilton Honors Aspire Card — 1.2%
Hotels
- Hilton Honors Aspire Card — 5.6%
- The Blue Business Plus Credit Card — 4.0%
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