Compare the Features and Benefits of Capital One Savor Cash Rewards Credit Card and
American Express® Business Gold Card

While it’s possible to do better in all of these categories, the combination of 4% on dining, entertainment, and streaming plus 3% at grocery stores, it’s quite a compelling combination of categories!

Certainly 4% on dining, entertainment, and 3% on groceries handles a big chunk of your daily spend, and a Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card would complete the Capital One “Bifecta” since you could then transfer from the SavorOne to the Venture 1:1 and from there to all of the Capital One Miles transfer partners.

Of course, you can also carry a Capital One Spark Miles Business credit card instead of a Venture as they are essentially the same.

And if you don’t mind earning 3% on dining entertainment and streaming instead of 4%, you can even save the annual fee with a no-annual fee SavorOne credit card instead.

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Is the Amex Business Gold Card worth it?

It is if you spend big. The card offers 4X Membership Rewards points in some of the most popular categories that businesses use so, if you spend a lot in the qualifying categories listed above, the card is extremely valuable.

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Membership Rewards points are particularly useful. You’ll have 18 airline partners to transfer to, with representatives from each of the 3 major global airline alliances.

The card now also comes with up to $395 in potential statement credits, which if you maxed out would offset the annual fee. As a reminder, those statement credit offers are:

• $240 Flexible Business Credit: earn up to $20 in statement credits each month after you use the Business Gold Card for eligible purchases at FedEx, Grubhub, and Office Supply Stores. Enrollment required.
• Walmart+ Membership Credit: use the Business Gold Card to pay for a monthly Walmart + membership (subject to auto-renewal) and receive a statement credit that covers the full cost each month, valued at $155 annually.

Even if you don’t shop at Walmart, I could see easily using the Flexible Business Credit every month, even if just for a meal via GrubHub (pickup or delivery). Plus, the card also comes with Cell Phone Protection (See the Cell Phone Protection feature above for all of the details).

If you can spend a full $150,000 in purchases on your 2 bonus categories over a calendar year, that earns you 600,000 Membership Rewards points which Your Best Credit Cards values at around $10,000!

The card also has no foreign transaction fee and is especially good if you already have a nice collection of points in another credit card program, like Chase Ultimate Rewards, so you can be diversified since each program has unique transfer partners.

Rates and Fees for the American Express® Business Gold Card