--- title: "Cord Blood Banking Comparison: Cryo-Cell vs. Americord" date: 2014-12-11T03:00:00-05:00 author: Courtney Flickinger canonical_url: "https://www.americordblood.com/articles/cord-blood-banking-comparison-cryocell-vs-americord" section: Articles --- ![Americord and CryoCell logo](https://assets.americordblood.com/transforms/blogs/72705/americord-vs-cryocell-cord-blood_7da4c96a837e15d7012b8dbede74d55b.png) [ BioBanking Services ](https://www.americordblood.com/articles/biobanking-services) 1 Min Read # Cord Blood Banking Comparison: Cryo-Cell vs. Americord Side by side, most cord blood banks may seem similar. But this [cord blood banking](https://www.americordblood.com/cord-blood) comparison between Cryo-Cell and Americord will open your eyes to the differences in quality, innovation, and value. ## More Innovation Americord’s lab is the highly regarded, AABB-certified Vitalant (New Jersey), which has earned multiple certifications and accreditations. Our lab provides multiple backups and [safety protocols](https://www.americordblood.com/our-promises/), including emergency power from an independent generator, redundant telephony for monitoring systems, standby ultra-low temperature and liquid nitrogen freezers, and a[ liquid nitrogen backup system](https://www.fishersci.com/shop/products/co-ln-backup-systems-thermo-scientific-ultra-low-temp-ln2-backup-system-field-installed-for-use-forma-88000-herafreeze-hfu-t-revco-uxf-tsu-series/fln4567) for freezers. Our innovative technologies are truly state-of-the-art. With our revolutionary product, [Cord Blood 2.0™ ](https://www.americordblood.com/cord-blood), parents can store up to twice as many stem cells as traditional cord blood banking allows. Americord also pioneered and is still one of the only cord blood banks to offer [placental tissue banking](https://www.americordblood.com/placental-tissue/), an opportunity to extend the benefits of regenerative stem cell medicine to the birth mother. Our innovative technologies are truly state-of-the-art. With our revolutionary product, Cord Blood 2.0, parents can store up to twice as many of stem cells as traditional cord blood banking. ## Better Pricing At first glance, it is clear: Americord offers you more [competitive pricing](https://www.americordblood.com/pricing), with the added flexibility to pay up front for the lowest total cost, or to spread the payments out over time. This is just part of our commitment to make cord blood and tissue banking more accessible and affordable for more people. ![Call to action guiding readers to download the Americord info guide to prepare for their family's healthy future.](https://assets.americordblood.com/transforms/blogs/183894/secure-healthy-future-info-guide-americord_be7aaffd48750bec4e355d7110544d3f.png) *The views, statements, and pricing expressed are deemed reliable as of the published date. Articles may not reflect current pricing, offerings, or recent innovations.* ### Cord Blood Banking Preserve your baby’s umbilical cord blood stem cells with CryoMaxx™ Processing and use in 80+ FDA-approved treatments and 100’s of clinical trials including autism, diabetes, childhood leukemia, sickle cell disease, and more. 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[ Read More ](https://www.americordblood.com/articles/americord-most-affordable-cord-blood-comparison-with-cbr-viacord) [ ![A graphic depicting Myths and Facts.](https://assets.americordblood.com/transforms/blogs/7987/viacord-cbr-myths-facts-compare-americord_41a4f2ed037c5ad51696884668d44cc6.png) ](https://www.americordblood.com/articles/3-straight-facts-about-cord-blood-viacord-viacell-and-cord-blood-registry-wont) [### 3 Facts About Cord Blood Stem Cells That ViaCord & CBR Won’t Tell You ](https://www.americordblood.com/articles/3-straight-facts-about-cord-blood-viacord-viacell-and-cord-blood-registry-wont)Let's get real, there are some arguments against banking cord blood. However, not all private cord blood banks are willing to admit it. We're opening up! [ Read More ](https://www.americordblood.com/articles/3-straight-facts-about-cord-blood-viacord-viacell-and-cord-blood-registry-wont)