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Compare the Features and Benefits of Southwest® Rapid Rewards® Performance Business Credit Card and
Capital One VentureOne Rewards Credit Card

Detailed Comparison Overview

Key Facts
Annual Fee
Avg. Min. Credit Score
APR on purchases
APR on balance transfers
Ongoing APR
Balance transfers fees
Best Multiplier
Avg. Point Value
(Learn More)
Bonus Offer
Rating
Review
Key features
Unique Card Benefits
Extended Warranty
Trip Protections
No Foreign Transaction Fees
Primary Car Rental CDW Waiver
Global Entry / TSA PreCheck Reimbursement
Annual Statement Credits
Purchase Protection
Roadside Assistance
Free Checked Bags
Travel and Emergency Assistance Services
Does Not Report Credit Line to Personal Credit Profile
No Fees for Authorized Users
0% Intro APR on Purchases
0% Intro APR on Balance Transfers
Secondary Car Rental CDW Waiver
Earns Transferable Points
Free Access to Credit Score
Annual Fee
$199
Avg. Min. Credit Score
670-850
APR on purchases
-
APR on balance transfers
-
Ongoing APR
20.99%-27.99% (Variable)
Balance transfers fees
Either $5 or 5% of the amount of each balance transfer, whichever is greater.
Best Multiplier
4x Airfare

Applies only to Southwest Airlines booked directly with Southwest; Otherwise earn 1X

2x Cable / Internet / VOIP Phone
2x Cellular Phone Service
1x Everything Else
Avg. Point Value
(Learn More)
$0.014
Bonus Offer
Earn 80,000 points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Rating
YBCC Card Rate Stars Filled
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(4.25) Our Review

Our ratings are determined by the authors and editors on our team. Each individual card feature is compared against all other cards we offer and the total score is an average of those 4 ratings.

Review

The Southwest Rapid Rewards Performance Business Credit Card should be the go-to card for Southwest frequent travelers that own a small business. Don’t let the $199 annual fee scare you off. This card comes packed with perks that can easily justify that fee.

Southwest-specific perks include four Upgraded Boardings each year, virtually unlimited inflight WiFi passes, and the ability to spend toward A-List status. Plus cardholders get premium travel perks like a Global Entry or TSA PreCheck application fee statement credit.

Cardholders earn 4x Rapid Rewards points on Southwest Airlines purchases. That’s a higher rewards earning rate on Southwest purchases than you’ll find on any other Southwest credit card. Plus you’ll earn 3x points on Rapid Rewards hotel and car rental partners.

However, this card doesn’t just reward travel purchases. Cardholders earn 2x Southwest Rapid Rewards points on a wide range of purchases, including social media and search engine advertising; internet, cable, and phone services; transit and commuting, including ride-hailing services. Earn points on all other purchases at a rate of 1 Rapid Rewards point per dollar spent.

Enjoy Upgraded Boardings, free WiFi, and more on Southwest Airlines through the Southest Performance Business Card

Cardholders will earn 1,500 tier qualifying points toward A-List status for every $5,000 spent on purchases annually. While you probably don’t want to put that much spending on the card, you can conceivably spend all the way to A-List Preferred status by spending $470,000 on the card in a calendar year.

The only real downside to this card is the limited redemption options. The best way to redeem Rapid Rewards points is for Southwest flights. And since the Rapid Rewards structure is a fixed-value program, you won’t get more value from some flights than others. The good news is that means there are no blackout dates when you want to redeem points.

You can add employee cards for no additional cost, meaning you can be rewarded for employee spending. The card also offers up to a $500 statement credit for points transfers. That means you can transfer points to employees without additional cost.

Lastly, this card is great for getting more than halfway to a Southwest Companion Pass with the bonus offer. Read our guide on earning a Southwest Companion Pass for up to two years via new account bonuses.

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Unique Card Benefits
yes
Extended Warranty
yes
Trip Protections
yes
No Foreign Transaction Fees
yes
Primary Car Rental CDW Waiver
yes
Global Entry / TSA PreCheck Reimbursement
yes
Annual Statement Credits
yes
Purchase Protection
yes
Roadside Assistance
yes
Free Checked Bags
yes
Travel and Emergency Assistance Services
yes
Does Not Report Credit Line to Personal Credit Profile
yes
No Fees for Authorized Users
yes
0% Intro APR on Purchases
no
0% Intro APR on Balance Transfers
no
Secondary Car Rental CDW Waiver
no
Earns Transferable Points
no
Free Access to Credit Score
no
Annual Fee
$0
Avg. Min. Credit Score
670-850
APR on purchases
0% Intro APR (on purchases for 15 months, 19.74%-29.74% thereafter)
APR on balance transfers
0% Intro APR (on balance transfers for 15 months, 19.74%-29.74% thereafter)
Ongoing APR
19.74%-29.74% (Variable)
Balance transfers fees
Balance transfer fee applies
Best Multiplier
5x Hotels

Only when booked via the Capital One Travel Portal; otherwise earn 1.25X miles per dollar.

5x Car Rentals

Only when booked via the Capital One Travel Portal; otherwise earn 1.25X miles per dollar.

1.25x Everything Else
Avg. Point Value
(Learn More)
$0.016
Bonus Offer
20,000 miles when you spend $500 within 3 months
Rating
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(4) Our Review

Our ratings are determined by the authors and editors on our team. Each individual card feature is compared against all other cards we offer and the total score is an average of those 4 ratings.

Review

The no-annual-fee VentureOne Rewards Card is almost identical to the $95 per year Capital One Venture card with two major differences: It earns 1.25x miles per dollar on most purchases (while the Venture earns 2x), and it has less of a generous sign up bonus.

With the ability to transfer miles to travel partners or use miles to cover the cost of whatever travel charges you wish — along with a simple rewards structure — the VentureOne card is a decent no-annual-fee option. On the earnings front, Capital One miles are pretty much as easy as it gets. You’ll earn rewards at a rate of 1.25X miles per dollar spent on pretty much everything, with 5X miles per dollar spent on hotels and rental cars booked through Capital One Travel. That’s a bit lower than many other cards on the market, but on the flip side, many of those cards don’t offer the ability to outright transfer rewards to airlines and hotels, either.

capital one ventureone

Capital One’s redemption process is similar to other programs, such as Amex Membership Rewards and Chase Ultimate Rewards, with transferable points often providing a higher value for your travel rewards. Some high-value ways to use Capital One miles include redeeming with Air Canada Aeroplan, Turkish Miles & Smiles, and Virgin Red (redeem miles for Virgin Voyages and Virgin Atlantic). For simplicity’s sake, you can also book travel however you want, then redeem miles for a statement credit for some or all of the cost. Miles are worth a flat 1 cent apiece when redeemed this way — and there’s no minimum redemption amount.

On top of all of that, there’s a respectable array of travel and purchase protections (similar to the Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card but not nearly as robust as the $395-per-year Capital One Venture X Rewards credit card).

This card is really best suited for those that are adamant about not paying an annual fee, want the flexibility to redeem their rewards for cash back, airline miles, or hotel points, and have no desire to be charged pesky foreign transaction fees when they travel abroad.

One “trick” worth knowing is that Capital One allows you to combine from a cash back card to another cash back card or from a cash back card to a miles card. So you could, for example, have both this card and a SavorOne card (with multipliers for dining and entertainment) and then combine your cash from the SavorOne to your VentureOne miles. They would convert at one point per cent.

Lastly, how might you decide between the Venture and the VentureOne when the Venture has an annual fee of $95, but earns 2X miles per dollar vs. 1.25 miles per dollar on the VentureOne?

The calculation is that at roughly $12,500 in annual spend, you would be better off, even with the $95 annual fee, with the Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card as the additional rewards earned become more than the annual fee.

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Unique Card Benefits
yes
Extended Warranty
yes
Trip Protections
yes
No Foreign Transaction Fees
yes
Primary Car Rental CDW Waiver
no
Global Entry / TSA PreCheck Reimbursement
no
Annual Statement Credits
no
Purchase Protection
no
Roadside Assistance
no
Free Checked Bags
no
Travel and Emergency Assistance Services
no
Does Not Report Credit Line to Personal Credit Profile
no
No Fees for Authorized Users
no
0% Intro APR on Purchases
yes
0% Intro APR on Balance Transfers
yes
Secondary Car Rental CDW Waiver
yes
Earns Transferable Points
yes
Free Access to Credit Score
yes

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