United States Best Cards
The truth is that there is no single "best" prepaid credit card. However, there are cards that will be best for your particular needs.
That said, there are definitely cards that are more popular than others. Take a look at the Card View Rank number for each card which indicates site visitor interest.
However, the most popular cards may not be be the best for you. A card might be popular because it has a certain feature that you do not care about.
You can use site's card filter and sorting feature to find prepaid credit cards that fit your needs.
High level considerations
What brand do you want? Do you want a reloadable card or do you just want a non-reloadable card?
- Visa, Mastercard, Amex
- Reloadable or Non-reloadable
Reloadable and Non-reloadable Considerations
These features apply to both reloadable and non-reloadable cards.
- Low or zero monthly fees
- Low or zero ATM withdrawl fees
- Low or zero purchase fees
- Register online and add personal details
- Credit check required
- Identity verification required
- Well known issuer
Reloadable Card Considerations
These features are specific to reloadable cards
- High balance allowed
- Ability to reload online
- Ability to reload in-person
- Ability to reload in many different locations and methods
- Minimum or maximum reload amounts
Non-reloadable Card Considerations
These features are specific to non-reloadable cards
- Minimum Maximum card amount
- Card expiry date
- Account Now Prepaid MasterCard Card
- Rank: 2.53
- Card Fee: 4.95
- Load Min: 0
- Load Max: 1,500
- Max Balance: 10,000
- Reload Fee: 4.95
- ATM Fee: 2.50
- Monthly Fee: 0.00
- AccountNow Gold Visa Prepaid Card
- Rank: 2.52
- Card Fee: 0.00
- Load Min: 0
- Load Max: 1,500
- Max Balance: 10,000
- Reload Fee: 4.95
- ATM Fee: 2.50
- Monthly Fee: 9.95
- AccountNow Visa Classic
- Rank: 2.85
- Card Fee: 4.95
- Load Min: 0
- Load Max: 0
- Max Balance: 10,000
- Reload Fee: 4.95
- ATM Fee: 2.50
- Monthly Fee: 0.00
- ACE Elite FeeAdvantage Plan (Monthly)
- Rank: 2.40
- Card Fee: 0.00
- Load Min: 0
- Load Max: 1,000
- Max Balance: 9,000
- Reload Fee: 5.95
- ATM Fee: 2.50
- Monthly Fee: 9.95
- ACE Elite Prepaid Visa Pay As You Go Plan
- Rank: 2.75
- Card Fee: 0.00
- Load Min: 10
- Load Max: 1,000
- Max Balance: 9,000
- Reload Fee: 5.95
- ATM Fee: 2.50
- Monthly Fee: 15.00
- ACE Elite with Direct Deposit FeeAdvantage Plan (Monthly)
- Rank: 2.27
- Card Fee: 0.00
- Load Min: 0
- Load Max: 1,000
- Max Balance: 9,000
- Reload Fee: 5.95
- ATM Fee: 2.50
- Monthly Fee: 5.00
- Akimbo Card
- Rank: 0.72
- Card Fee: 4.95
- Load Min: 10
- Load Max: 2,500
- Max Balance: 2,500
- Reload Fee: 3.00
- ATM Fee: 1.98
- Monthly Fee: 5.95
- American Express Pass Card
- Rank: 3.05
- Card Fee: 0.00
- Load Min: 20
- Load Max: 5,000
- Max Balance: 5,000
- Reload Fee: 0.00
- ATM Fee: 2.00
- Monthly Fee: 0.00
- American Express Prepaid Card
- Rank: 3.01
- Card Fee: 10.00
- Load Min: 25
- Load Max: 5,000
- Max Balance: 5,000
- Reload Fee: 0.00
- ATM Fee: 2.00
- Monthly Fee: 0.00
- American Express Serve
- Rank: 2.42
- Card Fee: 3.95
- Load Min: 10
- Load Max: 0
- Max Balance: 0
- Reload Fee: 3.95
- ATM Fee: 2.50
- Monthly Fee: 5.95
- Bank FREEDOM
- Rank: 2.12
- Card Fee: 0.00
- Load Min: 20
- Load Max: 10,000
- Max Balance: 2,000
- Reload Fee: 4.95
- ATM Fee: 2.50
- Monthly Fee: 5.00
- Bluebird by American Express
- Rank: 0.75
- Card Fee: 0.00
- Load Min: 0
- Load Max: 2,500
- Max Balance: 2,500
- Reload Fee: 0.00
- ATM Fee: 0.00
- Monthly Fee: 0.00
- Brinks Money
- Rank: 0.70
- Card Fee: 9.95
- Load Min: 10
- Load Max: 7,500
- Max Balance: 15,000
- Reload Fee: 2.50
- ATM Fee: 2.50
- Monthly Fee: 9.95
- CARD.com Visa Prepaid Card
- Rank: 2.41
- Card Fee: 0.00
- Load Min: 5
- Load Max: 15,000
- Max Balance: 15,000
- Reload Fee: 0.00
- ATM Fee: 3.00
- Monthly Fee: 5.95
- Chase Liquid Card
- Rank: 2.42
- Card Fee: 0.00
- Load Min: 25
- Load Max: 0
- Max Balance: 0
- Reload Fee: 0.00
- ATM Fee: 2.00
- Monthly Fee: 4.95
- Chime
- Rank: 1.46
- Card Fee: 0.00
- Load Min: 10
- Load Max: 10,000
- Max Balance: 10,000
- Reload Fee: 0.00
- ATM Fee: 2.50
- Monthly Fee: 0.00
- Control Prepaid MasterCard
- Rank: 0.68
- Card Fee: 7.95
- Load Min: 20
- Load Max: 7,500
- Max Balance: 15,000
- Reload Fee: 2.50
- ATM Fee: 2.50
- Monthly Fee: 7.95
- EXACT Prepaid MasterCard
- Rank: 2.62
- Card Fee: 7.50
- Load Min: 20
- Load Max: 5,000
- Max Balance: 5,000
- Reload Fee: 9.95
- ATM Fee: 2.00
- Monthly Fee: 4.95
- FamZoo Prepaid Card
- Rank: 2.18
- Card Fee: 0.00
- Load Min: 10
- Load Max: 2,500
- Max Balance: 5,000
- Reload Fee: 0.00
- ATM Fee: 0.00
- Monthly Fee: 5.99
- Fifth Third Access 360 Reloadable Prepaid Card
- Rank: 1.13
- Card Fee: 0.00
- Load Min: 0
- Load Max: 2,500
- Max Balance: 10,000
- Reload Fee: 0.00
- ATM Fee: 2.75
- Monthly Fee: 4.00
- Fiverr Revenue Card
- Rank: 2.41
- Card Fee: 5.00
- Load Min: 5
- Load Max: 1,000
- Max Balance: 10,000
- Reload Fee: 5.00
- ATM Fee: 1.00
- Monthly Fee: 0.00
- Google Wallet Prepaid Card
- Rank: 2.29
- Card Fee: 0.00
- Load Min: 0
- Load Max: 0
- Max Balance: 0
- Reload Fee: 0.00
- ATM Fee: 0.00
- Monthly Fee: 0.00
- Green Dot Preapaid Mastercard
- Rank: 2.52
- Card Fee: 4.95
- Load Min: 10
- Load Max: 10,000
- Max Balance: 2,500
- Reload Fee: 4.95
- ATM Fee: 2.50
- Monthly Fee: 5.95
- Green Dot Prepaid Visa
- Rank: 2.32
- Card Fee: 4.95
- Load Min: 10
- Load Max: 10,000
- Max Balance: 10,000
- Reload Fee: 4.95
- ATM Fee: 2.50
- Monthly Fee: 5.95
- Mango
- Rank: 2.02
- Card Fee: 0.00
- Load Min: 10
- Load Max: 1,000
- Max Balance: 10,000
- Reload Fee: 4.95
- ATM Fee: 2.00
- Monthly Fee: 5.00
- MoneyGram AccountNow Prepaid Visa Debit Card*
- Rank: 2.83
- Card Fee: 4.95
- Load Min: 0
- Load Max: 10,000
- Max Balance: 10,000
- Reload Fee: 3.95
- ATM Fee: 2.50
- Monthly Fee: 9.95
- Movo
- Rank: 0.83
- Card Fee: 0.00
- Load Min: 10
- Load Max: 1,000
- Max Balance: 1,000
- Reload Fee: 0.00
- ATM Fee: 2.00
- Monthly Fee: 0.00
- NetSpend FeeAdvantage Plan
- Rank: 2.25
- Card Fee: 9.95
- Load Min: 20
- Load Max: 7,500
- Max Balance: 15,000
- Reload Fee: 3.95
- ATM Fee: 2.50
- Monthly Fee: 9.95
- Netspend Pay-As-You-Go Plan
- Rank: 2.21
- Card Fee: 9.95
- Load Min: 20
- Load Max: 7,500
- Max Balance: 15,000
- Reload Fee: 3.95
- ATM Fee: 2.50
- Monthly Fee: 0.00
- NetSpend Premier FeeAdvantage Plan
- Rank: 2.44
- Card Fee: 9.95
- Load Min: 20
- Load Max: 7,500
- Max Balance: 15,000
- Reload Fee: 3.95
- ATM Fee: 2.50
- Monthly Fee: 5.00
- OKPAY Card
- Rank: 3.22
- Card Fee: 15.00
- Load Min: 10
- Load Max: 12,000
- Max Balance: 12,000
- Reload Fee: 3.00
- ATM Fee: 3.00
- Monthly Fee: 10.00
- Payoneer Prepaid Mastercard
- Rank: 2.55
- Card Fee: 20.00
- Load Min: 100
- Load Max: 1,000
- Max Balance: 1,000
- Reload Fee: 5.00
- ATM Fee: 5.00
- Monthly Fee: 5.00
- PayPal Prepaid MasterCard
- Rank: 0.68
- Card Fee: 4.95
- Load Min: 10
- Load Max: 7,500
- Max Balance: 15,000
- Reload Fee: 0.00
- ATM Fee: 1.95
- Monthly Fee: 4.95
- PEX
- Rank: 1.91
- Card Fee: 7.50
- Load Min: 50
- Load Max: 25,000
- Max Balance: 25,000
- Reload Fee: 0.00
- ATM Fee: 0.00
- Monthly Fee: 0.00
- Ready Debit Gold
- Rank: 2.32
- Card Fee: 2.95
- Load Min: 10
- Load Max: 500
- Max Balance: 5,000
- Reload Fee: 2.95
- ATM Fee: 2.50
- Monthly Fee: 4.95
- RushCard Monthly Plan
- Rank: 2.11
- Card Fee: 14.95
- Load Min: 0
- Load Max: 5,000
- Max Balance: 9,999
- Reload Fee: 0.00
- ATM Fee: 2.50
- Monthly Fee: 9.95
- RushCard Pay As You Go Plan
- Rank: 2.38
- Card Fee: 14.95
- Load Min: 0
- Load Max: 5,000
- Max Balance: 9,999
- Reload Fee: 0.00
- ATM Fee: 1.95
- Monthly Fee: 0.00
- RushCard Unlimited Plan
- Rank: 2.08
- Card Fee: 14.95
- Load Min: 0
- Load Max: 5,000
- Max Balance: 9,999
- Reload Fee: 0.00
- ATM Fee: 2.50
- Monthly Fee: 5.95
- Simple Bank
- Rank: 1.19
- Card Fee: 0.00
- Load Min: 10
- Load Max: 2,000
- Max Balance: 100,000
- Reload Fee: 0.00
- ATM Fee: 0.00
- Monthly Fee: 0.00
- Suze Orman Prepaid Card
- Rank: 2.22
- Card Fee: 3.00
- Load Min: 0
- Load Max: 950
- Max Balance: 9,500
- Reload Fee: 0.00
- ATM Fee: 2.00
- Monthly Fee: 3.00
- TruMark International Visa Prepaid Card
- Rank: 2.31
- Card Fee: 2.50
- Load Min: 20
- Load Max: 5,000
- Max Balance: 5,000
- Reload Fee: 2.50
- ATM Fee: 2.50
- Monthly Fee: 2.00
- TruMark Reloadable Visa Prepaid Card
- Rank: 2.33
- Card Fee: 2.50
- Load Min: 100
- Load Max: 2,500
- Max Balance: 2,500
- Reload Fee: 2.50
- ATM Fee: 2.50
- Monthly Fee: 2.00
- United MileagePlus GO
- Rank: 0.69
- Card Fee: 5.95
- Load Min: 10
- Load Max: 7,500
- Max Balance: 15,000
- Reload Fee: 0.00
- ATM Fee: 2.50
- Monthly Fee: 5.95
- Vision Premier
- Rank: 2.12
- Card Fee: 9.95
- Load Min: 10
- Load Max: 1,100
- Max Balance: 2,500
- Reload Fee: 0.00
- ATM Fee: 2.50
- Monthly Fee: 7.95
- Walmart MoneyCard
- Rank: 2.61
- Card Fee: 4.95
- Load Min: 20
- Load Max: 1,100
- Max Balance: 3,000
- Reload Fee: 0.00
- ATM Fee: 2.00
- Monthly Fee: 3.00
- Western Union Gold Card
- Rank: 2.83
- Card Fee: 0.00
- Load Min: 30
- Load Max: 950
- Max Balance: 10,000
- Reload Fee: 4.95
- ATM Fee: 1.95
- Monthly Fee: 0.00
- Western Union Money Wise
- Rank: 2.33
- Card Fee: 0.00
- Load Min: 30
- Load Max: 950
- Max Balance: 10,000
- Reload Fee: 1.00
- ATM Fee: 1.95
- Monthly Fee: 0.00
- Western Union Netspend Prepaid Mastercard
- Rank: 0.73
- Card Fee: 0.00
- Load Min: 20
- Load Max: 15,000
- Max Balance: 7,500
- Reload Fee: 0.00
- ATM Fee: 2.50
- Monthly Fee: 9.95
- Wise Debit Card
- Rank: 0.31
- Card Fee: 0.00
- Load Min: 0
- Load Max: 10,000
- Max Balance: 10,000
- Reload Fee: 0.00
- ATM Fee: 0.00
- Monthly Fee: 0.00