Chase Sapphire Reserve vs United Club Business Card
Both are Chase cards. Here is every spend category, ranked by what each card actually returns.
Everything else
- Sapphire Reserve 2.1% 1x base rate
- United Club Business Card 1.8% 1.5x base rate
Dining
- Sapphire Reserve 6.2% 3x
- United Club Business Card 1.8% 1.5x base rate
Travel · portal
- Sapphire Reserve · Chase Travel 16.4% 8x
Flights
- Sapphire Reserve 8.2% 4x
- United Club Business Card 1.8% 1.5x base rate
Hotels
- Sapphire Reserve 8.2% 4x
- United Club Business Card 1.8% 1.5x base rate
Peloton
- Sapphire Reserve 20.5% 10x
- United Club Business Card 1.8% 1.5x base rate
Lyft
- Sapphire Reserve 10.3% 5x
- United Club Business Card 1.8% 1.5x base rate
What the numbers are doing
Sapphire Reserve tops everything else at 2.1% only because this table values its points at 2.05 cents each. Value them at one cent and United Club Business Card wins that category instead.
The table is earn rate only — annual fees are not netted out of it. These cards charge Sapphire Reserve $795 and United Club Business Card $695 a year, so a thin lead in one category may not cover the difference.
Where they differ: Sapphire Reserve takes everything else, dining, flights and hotels, plus 2 more. United Club Business Card wins nothing outright in this wallet.
| Category | Best card |
|---|---|
| Everything else | Sapphire Reserve2.1% |
| Dining | Sapphire Reserve6.2% |
| Travel · portal | Sapphire Reserve · Chase Travel16.4% |
| Flights | Sapphire Reserve8.2% |
| Hotels | Sapphire Reserve8.2% |
| Peloton | Sapphire Reserve20.5% |
| Lyft | Sapphire Reserve10.3% |
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Every category, every card
Everything else
- Sapphire Reserve — 2.1%
- United Club Business Card — 1.8%
Dining
- Sapphire Reserve — 6.2%
- United Club Business Card — 1.8%
Travel · portal
- Sapphire Reserve · Chase Travel — 16.4%
Flights
- Sapphire Reserve — 8.2%
- United Club Business Card — 1.8%
Hotels
- Sapphire Reserve — 8.2%
- United Club Business Card — 1.8%
Peloton
- Sapphire Reserve — 20.5%
- United Club Business Card — 1.8%
Lyft
- Sapphire Reserve — 10.3%
- United Club Business Card — 1.8%
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