Chase Ink Business Preferred vs Marriott Bonvoy Boundless
Both are Chase cards. Here is every spend category, ranked by what each card actually returns.
Everything else
- Ink Business Preferred 2.1% 1x base rate
- Marriott Bonvoy Boundless 1.5% 2x base rate
Dining
- Marriott Bonvoy Boundless 2.3% 3x
- Ink Business Preferred 2.1% 1x base rate
Groceries
- Marriott Bonvoy Boundless 2.3% 3x
- Ink Business Preferred 2.1% 1x base rate
Gas
- Marriott Bonvoy Boundless 2.3% 3x
- Ink Business Preferred 2.1% 1x base rate
Phone & internet
- Ink Business Preferred 6.2% 3x
- Marriott Bonvoy Boundless 1.5% 2x base rate
Shipping
- Ink Business Preferred 6.2% 3x
- Marriott Bonvoy Boundless 1.5% 2x base rate
Advertising
- Ink Business Preferred 6.2% 3x
- Marriott Bonvoy Boundless 1.5% 2x base rate
Flights
- Ink Business Preferred 6.2% 3x
- Marriott Bonvoy Boundless 1.5% 2x base rate
Hotels
- Ink Business Preferred 6.2% 3x
- Marriott Bonvoy Boundless 4.5% 6x
Lyft
- Ink Business Preferred 10.3% 5x
- Marriott Bonvoy Boundless 1.5% 2x base rate
What the numbers are doing
Ink Business Preferred tops everything else at 2.1% only because this table values its points at 2.05 cents each. Value them at one cent and Marriott Bonvoy Boundless wins that category instead.
Where they differ: Ink Business Preferred takes everything else, phone & internet, shipping and advertising, plus 3 more; Marriott Bonvoy Boundless takes dining, groceries and gas.
| Category | Best card |
|---|---|
| Everything else | Ink Business Preferred2.1% |
| Dining | Marriott Bonvoy Boundless2.3% |
| Groceries | Marriott Bonvoy Boundless2.3% |
| Gas | Marriott Bonvoy Boundless2.3% |
| Phone & internet | Ink Business Preferred6.2% |
| Shipping | Ink Business Preferred6.2% |
| Advertising | Ink Business Preferred6.2% |
| Flights | Ink Business Preferred6.2% |
| Hotels | Ink Business Preferred6.2% |
| Lyft | Ink Business Preferred10.3% |
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Every category, every card
Everything else
- Ink Business Preferred — 2.1%
- Marriott Bonvoy Boundless — 1.5%
Dining
- Marriott Bonvoy Boundless — 2.3%
- Ink Business Preferred — 2.1%
Groceries
- Marriott Bonvoy Boundless — 2.3%
- Ink Business Preferred — 2.1%
Gas
- Marriott Bonvoy Boundless — 2.3%
- Ink Business Preferred — 2.1%
Phone & internet
- Ink Business Preferred — 6.2%
- Marriott Bonvoy Boundless — 1.5%
Shipping
- Ink Business Preferred — 6.2%
- Marriott Bonvoy Boundless — 1.5%
Advertising
- Ink Business Preferred — 6.2%
- Marriott Bonvoy Boundless — 1.5%
Flights
- Ink Business Preferred — 6.2%
- Marriott Bonvoy Boundless — 1.5%
Hotels
- Ink Business Preferred — 6.2%
- Marriott Bonvoy Boundless — 4.5%
Lyft
- Ink Business Preferred — 10.3%
- Marriott Bonvoy Boundless — 1.5%
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