Cards by issuer · October 2026
Best Barclays credit cards, ranked
We track 22 Barclays credit cards in our database (store-only cards excluded), and this page ranks every one of them by the same overall score we use across YourBestCards. Annual fees run from $0 to $499 (the JetBlue Premier Card and 1 other), and 10 of the 22 charge no annual fee. By type, the lineup includes 12 intro-APR, 10 airline, 5 travel and 3 hotel cards (a card can carry more than one tag). Networks: Mastercard (18) and Visa (4).
Right now the highest-scoring Barclays card is the JetBlue Plus Card (score 70, #26 of 242 cards overall), followed by the JetBlue Premier Card (70) and the Wyndham Rewards Earner® Premier Card (65). 22 of these cards list a welcome offer in our data and 19 list an intro APR period.
All 22 Barclays cards by score
- #1
JetBlue Plus Card
Score 70- 6X points on eligible JetBlue purchases
- 2X points at restaurants and eligible grocery stores
- 1X points on all other purchases
- Annual fee
- $99
- Welcome offer
- Earn 60,000 bonus points after spending $1,000 on purchases and paying the annual fee in full, both within the first 90 days.
- Intro APR
- balance transfers 12 months
- #2
JetBlue Premier Card
Score 70- 6X points on eligible JetBlue purchases
- 2X points at restaurants and eligible grocery stores
- 1X points on all other purchases
- Annual fee
- $499
- Welcome offer
- Earn 100,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 on purchases and paying the annual fee in full, both within the first 90 days.
- Intro APR
- balance transfers 12 months
- #3
Wyndham Rewards Earner® Premier Card
Score 65- 8X on eligible purchases made at Hotels by Wyndham, including hotels through Wyndham Travel Bundles
- 4X on eligible Vacation Club, travel, dining and grocery store purchases (excluding Target® and Walmart®)
- 1X points on other purchases
- Annual fee
- $395
- Welcome offer
- Earn up to 120,000 bonus points - Earn 90,000 bonus points after spending $6,000 on qualifying purchases and paying the annual fee in full, both within the first 120 days, and also earn 30,000 bonus points after spending $750 at Hotels by Wyndham in the first 180 days.
- Intro APR
- purchases 6 months · balance transfers 15 months
- #4
FRONTIER Airlines World Mastercard®
Score 60- 15X miles on eligible purchases at flyfrontier.com
- 3X miles on eligible restaurant purchases
- 1X miles on all other purchases
- Annual fee
- $99
- Welcome offer
- Earn 50,000 Travel Miles after spending $500 on purchases and paying the annual fee in full, both within the first 90 days of account opening. Earn 10,000 Travel Miles after at least one authorized user is added to the Account and a purchase is made with the authorized user card within the first 90 days of account opening.
- Intro APR
- balance transfers 15 months
- #5
JetBlue Business Card
Score 60- 6X TrueBlue points on JetBlue purchases
- 2X at office supply/restaurants
- 1X all other
- Annual fee
- $99
- Welcome offer
- Earn 50,000 bonus points after spending $4,000 on purchases and paying the annual fee in full, both within the first 90 days
- #6
Hawaiian Airlines® World Elite Mastercard®
Score 59- 3X miles on eligible Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines purchases
- 2X miles on gas, dining and grocery store purchases
- 1X miles on all other purchases
- Annual fee
- $99
- Welcome offer
- Earn 80,000 Atmos Rewards points after spending $2,500 on purchases in the first 90 days.
- #7
Wyndham Rewards Earner® Plus Card
Score 56- 6x points on Hotels by Wyndham
- 4x points on eligible Vacation Club, travel, dining and grocery store purchases (excluding Target® and Walmart®)
- 1x point on other purchases
- Annual fee
- $95
- Welcome offer
- Earn up to 100,000 bonus points: 45,000 bonus points after spending $1,000 on qualifying purchases in the first 90 days and also earn 55,000 bonus points after spending $500 at Hotels by Wyndham in the first 180 days.
- Intro APR
- purchases 6 months · balance transfers 15 months
- #8
Miles & More® World Elite Mastercard®
Score 54- 2 miles per $1 spent on ticket purchases directly from Miles & More integrated airline partners (such as Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, and more)
- 1 mile per $1 spent on all other purchases
- Annual fee
- $89
- Welcome offer
- Earn 70,000 miles if you spend $4,000 in purchases and pay the annual fee in full, both within the first 90 days.
- Intro APR
- balance transfers 15 months
- #9
JetBlue Card
Score 54- 3X points on eligible JetBlue purchases
- 2X points at restaurants and eligible grocery stores
- 1X points on all other purchases
- Annual fee
- $0
- Welcome offer
- Earn 10,000 bonus points after spending $1,000 on purchases in the first 90 days.
- Intro APR
- balance transfers 12 months
- #10
Emirates Skywards Rewards World Elite Mastercard®
Score 52- 3x Skywards Miles on eligible Emirates purchases
- 2x Miles on airfare, hotel stays, and car rentals
- 1x Mile on all other purchases
- Annual fee
- $99
- Welcome offer
- Earn 40,000 bonus Skywards Miles after spending $3,000 on purchases in the first 90 days.
- Intro APR
- balance transfers 12 months
- #11
Wyndham Rewards Earner® Card
Score 52- 5x points on Hotels by Wyndham
- 3x on dining, grocery, gas & EV charging
- 1x on everything else
- Annual fee
- $0
- Welcome offer
- Earn up to 75,000 bonus points: 30,000 bonus points after spending $1,000 on qualifying purchases in the first 90 days and also earn 45,000 bonus points after spending $500 at Hotels by Wyndham in the first 180 days.
- Intro APR
- purchases 6 months · balance transfers 15 months
- #12
Breeze Easy™ Visa® Credit Card
Score 51- Up to 10X BreezePoints on Nicer Bundles, Nicest Bundles and Trip Add-Ons*, that’s 5X when you buy, plus 5X when you fly
- Earn up to 4X BreezePoints on Nice Bundles, that’s 2X when you buy, plus 2X when you fly
- Earn 2X BreezePoints on eligible grocery store & restaurant purchases including Breeze Airways inflight food and beverages
- Annual fee
- $89
- Welcome offer
- Earn 30,000 Bonus BreezePoints that’s a $300 value, after spending $1,000 on purchases within the first 90 days.
- Intro APR
- balance transfers 12 months
- #13
Wyndham Rewards Earner® Business Card
Score 50- 8x points per $1 spent on eligible purchases made at Hotels by Wyndham including Wyndham Travel Bundles
- 5 points per $1 spent on eligible Vacation Club, gas, EV charging, marketing, advertising, office supply store and shipping purchases
- 1 point per $1 spent on all other purchases (excluding Vacation Club down payments).
- Annual fee
- $149
- Welcome offer
- LIMITED-TIME OFFER: Earn up to 100,000 bonus points - Earn 45,000 bonus points after spending $3,000 on qualifying purchases in the first 90 days and also earn 55,000 bonus points after spending $500 at Hotels by Wyndham in the first 180 days.
- Intro APR
- purchases 6 months
- #14
Priceline VIP Rewards™ Visa Card
Score 50- Earn 5X points for every $1 spent on Priceline bookings
- 10X points on Avis and Budget Car Rentals
- 2X points on gas and restaurant purchases, including delivery services
- Annual fee
- $0
- Welcome offer
- Earn 15,000 Bonus points after spending $500 within the first 90 days after account opening. That’s enough to redeem for a $150 statement credit.
- Intro APR
- balance transfers 15 months
- #15
Carnival Rewards™ Mastercard®
Score 47- 3X Carnival Rewards Points on Carnival purchases (That’s in addition to the 3X you already earn with Carnival Rewards)
- 2X Carnival Rewards Points at Restaurants & eligible Grocery stores (excluding Target and Walmart)
- 1X everywhere else
- Annual fee
- $0
- Welcome offer
- Earn 20,000 FunPoints® after spending $1,000 within the first 90 days.
- Intro APR
- purchases 6 months · balance transfers 15 months
- #16
Upromise World Mastercard
Score 47- Earn 1.529% Cash Back Rewards when linked to an eligible College Savings Plan
- 1.25% cash back if not linked.
- Annual fee
- $0
- Welcome offer
- $100 cash back after $500 spend in first 90 days
- Intro APR
- balance transfers 15 months
- #17
AARP® Essential Rewards Mastercard® from Barclays
Score 46- Earn unlimited 3% cash back on gas and drug store purchases (excluding Target® and Walmart®)
- Unlimited 2% Cash Back on eligible medical expenses
- 1% on all other purchases
- Annual fee
- $0
- Welcome offer
- Earn a $100 cash back bonus after spending $500 on purchases in the first 90 days from account opening
- Intro APR
- balance transfers 15 months
- #18
Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite Mastercard®
Score 46- 3x Skywards Miles per $1 spent on eligible Emirates purchases
- 2x Skywards Miles per $1 spent on eligible travel purchases
- 1x Skywards Mile per $1 spent on all other purchases
- Annual fee
- $499
- Welcome offer
- Earn 50,000 bonus Skywards Miles after spending $3,000 on purchases in the first 90 days
- Intro APR
- balance transfers 12 months
- #19
Samsung Galaxy Card
Score 45- 5% cash rewards on all in-store or online purchases made directly from Samsung in the U.S.
- 3% cash rewards on purchases using Samsung Wallet
- 2% cash rewards on streaming service purchases like Netflix, Disney+ and Spotify
- Annual fee
- $0
- Welcome offer
- Earn $200 in cash rewards after spending $2,000 on purchases within the first 90 days of account opening.
- #20
Princess® Rewards Visa® Card
Score 45- 2X points on Princess purchases including onboard purchases
- 1X all other
- Annual fee
- $0
- Welcome offer
- Earn 20,000 Bonus points after spending $1000 within the first 90 days after account opening. That’s enough to redeem for a $200 statement credit.
- Intro APR
- balance transfers 15 months
- #21
RCI® Elite Rewards® World Mastercard®
Score 43- 5X Rewards for every $1 spent on all eligible RCI purchases
- 2X Rewards for every $1 spent on all eligible travel including rideshare, gas, and EV charging purchases
- 1X Rewards for every $1 spent on all other purchases
- Annual fee
- $0
- Welcome offer
- Earn 5,000 Bonus Rewards after making your first purchase - worth $50 in RCI Member Rewards.
- Intro APR
- balance transfers 15 months
- #22
Capital Vacations® World Mastercard®
Score 42- 5X Rewards for every $1 spent on all eligible Capital Vacations purchases
- 2X Rewards for every $1 spent on all eligible RCI and travel-related purchases
- 1X Rewards for every $1 spent on all other eligible purchases
- Annual fee
- $0
- Welcome offer
- Earn 10,000 bonus rewards after spending $1,000, excluding the initial purchase, in the first 90 days
- Intro APR
- balance transfers 15 months
Offers, fees and APRs are shown as stored in our database and can change at any time; terms apply. Always confirm current terms on the issuer’s site before applying. Not financial advice. Partner links, where they exist, never change the order. Affiliate disclosure.
How we rank Barclays cards
The order is our overall card score (final blended score), the same number the home page ranks by. It weighs rewards value at typical spending, the welcome offer, fees and credits, intro APR terms and approval odds; see our methodology. Store-only cards are left out, and duplicate listings of the same card are shown once. Card details come from our database, checked against Barclays’s own site; fees and offers are shown as stored and terms apply. Issuers can’t pay to be included or ranked higher.
Frequently asked questions
How many Barclays credit cards does YourBestCards rank?
22 cards, excluding store-only cards. Each is scored with the same overall score used across the site; this page lists them from the highest score to the lowest.
Which Barclays credit card ranks highest?
The JetBlue Plus Card, with an overall score of 70 (#26 of 242 cards we rank). Next is the JetBlue Premier Card (70).
Which Barclays credit cards have no annual fee?
10 of them: JetBlue Card, Wyndham Rewards Earner Card, Priceline VIP Rewards Visa Card, Carnival Rewards Mastercard, Upromise World Mastercard, AARP Essential Rewards Mastercard from Barclays, Samsung Galaxy Card and Princess Rewards Visa Card, plus 2 more listed below.
Do any Barclays credit cards have an intro APR?
19 list an intro APR period in our data: JetBlue Plus Card (balance transfers 12 months), JetBlue Premier Card (balance transfers 12 months), Wyndham Rewards Earner Premier Card (purchases 6 months · balance transfers 15 months), FRONTIER Airlines World Mastercard (balance transfers 15 months), Wyndham Rewards Earner Plus Card (purchases 6 months · balance transfers 15 months) and Miles & More World Elite Mastercard (balance transfers 15 months), among others. Terms apply; check the issuer’s site for the current rate and fees.
What is the highest annual fee on a Barclays card?
$499, on the JetBlue Premier Card and Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite Mastercard.
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