Wyndham Rewards Earner vs Wyndham Rewards Earner Plus

Every figure below is from the same dataset Miles computes its recommendations from. Rows the two cards agree on are collapsed at the bottom.

Economics

Dollar figures are per year unless the row says otherwise. Ongoing annual value is Miles' estimate of what the card adds per year after its annual fee: statement credits discounted for realistic use, benefits, and earning above a strong flat-rate card on a typical spending profile. First-year value is a separate net figure that includes the welcome bonus. A welcome bonus shown at its advertised maximum may not be available to every applicant; that figure is not marked as stronger. ★ marks the stronger comparable figure on other rows, and no row is marked when either figure is unknown.
Figure	Wyndham Rewards Earner Barclays	Wyndham Rewards Earner Plus Barclays
Annual fee	Best: $0 $95/yr less	$95
Ongoing annual value, after fee	$40	Best: $52 $12/yr more
First-year value	Best: $378 $163/yr more	$215
Authorized user fee	—Unknown	—Unknown

Sign-up Bonus

The current welcome offer as recorded in the dataset. No winner is marked: a bonus is points times a valuation times a spend requirement you may or may not clear, and the first-year value above already prices it.
Offer	Wyndham Rewards Earner Barclays	Wyndham Rewards Earner Plus Barclays
Current offer	45K points after $2K spend in first 90 days + $150 statement credit after first Hotels by Wyndham purchase in the first 180 days	45K points after $1K spend in first 90 days + 55K points after spending $500 at Wyndham properties in the first 180 days. Also Diamond status for the first year

Earning

Percentages are the return on a dollar spent: the multiplier times what Miles values those points at. ★ marks the higher return on a row. Categories only one card earns a bonus on are marked for that card; the other earns its base rate.
Category	Wyndham Rewards Earner Barclays	Wyndham Rewards Earner Plus Barclays
Travel	—Unknown	Best: 4X2.3%
Hotels by Wyndham	5X2.8%	Best: 6X3.4%
Dining	3X1.7%	Best: 4X2.3%
Grocery Stores	3X1.7%	Best: 4X2.3%
Vacation Club	3X1.7%	Best: 4X2.3%

Benefits

Statement credits, lounge access and elite status as listed in the dataset; protections are counted, not listed. No winner is marked: twelve small credits are not more than two large ones, and the row that prices them, ongoing annual value, is under Economics.
Benefit	Wyndham Rewards Earner Barclays	Wyndham Rewards Earner Plus Barclays
Statement credits	—Unknown	Meal Delivery Credit: $25 (Semi Annual Calendar Year)
Lounge access	—Unknown	—Unknown
Elite status	Wyndham Rewards Gold	Wyndham Rewards Diamond Wyndham Rewards Platinum National Emerald Club Executive
Protections	1	1

The same on both cards (6)

Rows where both cards state the same figure or the same earning rate. Nothing is marked, because there is no stronger side.
Fact	Wyndham Rewards Earner	Wyndham Rewards Earner Plus
Foreign transaction fee	None	None
Issuer	Barclays	Barclays
Rewards currency	Wyndham Rewards	Wyndham Rewards
Card type	Personal	Personal
Network	Visa	Visa
All other purchases	1X0.6%	1X0.6%

Which one is right for you

This page shows the difference. It does not pick: the winner depends on what you spend and what you already hold, and adding these figures up without knowing that would be a guess dressed as a verdict. Ask Miles and it computes the answer against your own wallet.

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