diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 47338e4..e88578c 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ gem 'bootsnap', '>= 1.4.2', require: false
 gem 'lockbox'
 
 gem 'aws-sdk-s3', require: false
-# gem 'airrecord'
+gem 'airrecord'
 gem 'google-api-client'
 gem 'rack-cors'
 gem 'sentry-raven'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 90a1745..223b8fd 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ GEM
       zeitwerk (~> 2.2)
     addressable (2.7.0)
       public_suffix (>= 2.0.2, < 5.0)
+    airrecord (1.0.5)
+      faraday (>= 0.10, < 2.0)
+      net-http-persistent (>= 2.9)
     aws-eventstream (1.0.3)
     aws-partitions (1.263.0)
     aws-sdk-core (3.89.1)
@@ -80,6 +83,7 @@ GEM
     builder (3.2.4)
     byebug (11.1.1)
     concurrent-ruby (1.1.6)
+    connection_pool (2.2.2)
     crass (1.0.6)
     declarative (0.0.10)
     declarative-option (0.1.0)
@@ -136,6 +140,8 @@ GEM
     multi_json (1.14.1)
     multi_xml (0.6.0)
     multipart-post (2.1.1)
+    net-http-persistent (3.1.0)
+      connection_pool (~> 2.2)
     nio4r (2.5.2)
     nokogiri (1.10.9)
       mini_portile2 (~> 2.4.0)
@@ -252,6 +258,7 @@ PLATFORMS
   ruby
 
 DEPENDENCIES
+  airrecord
   aws-sdk-s3
   bootsnap (>= 1.4.2)
   byebug
diff --git a/app/models/form.rb b/app/models/form.rb
index b4fa31b..b4bcd37 100644
--- a/app/models/form.rb
+++ b/app/models/form.rb
@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
-require 'google/apis/sheets_v4'
 class Form < ApplicationRecord
-  # Hash to translate an index to a A1 notation. e.g. 1 => 'B', 27 => 'AA'
-  COLUMN_INDEX_TO_LETTER = Hash.new {|hash,key| hash[key] = hash[key - 1].next }.merge({0 => "A"})
-
   belongs_to :user
   has_many :submissions, dependent: :destroy
+
+  before_validation :insert_defaults, on: :create
   after_create :create_spreadsheet
 
   has_secure_token
 
+  encrypts :airtable_api_key
+  encrypts :airtable_app_key
+
   validates_presence_of :title
+  validates_inclusion_of :backend_name, in: ['google_sheets', 'airtable']
+  # Airtable validations
+  validates_presence_of :airtable_api_key, if: :airtable?
+  validates_presence_of :airtable_app_key, if: :airtable?
+  validates_presence_of :airtable_table, if: :airtable?
 
   # TODO: use counter_cache option on association
   def submissions_count
@@ -28,63 +34,39 @@ class Form < ApplicationRecord
     self.user.active?
   end
 
-  def google_spreadsheet_url
-    "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/#{google_spreadsheet_id}/edit" if google_spreadsheet_id.present?
+  def airtable?
+    backend_name == 'airtable'
+  end
+
+  def google
+    backend_name == 'google'
+  end
+
+  def backend
+    @backend ||= SpreadsheetBackends.const_get(backend_name.camelize).new(self)
+  end
+
+  def spreadsheet_url
+    backend.url
   end
 
   def create_spreadsheet
-    sheets = Google::Apis::SheetsV4::SheetsService.new
-    sheets.authorization = user.google_authorization
-    create_object = Google::Apis::SheetsV4::Spreadsheet.new(properties: { title: title})
-    spreadsheet = sheets.create_spreadsheet(create_object)
-    update(google_spreadsheet_id: spreadsheet.spreadsheet_id)
+    backend.create
   end
 
-  def spreadsheet_service
-    @spreadsheet_service ||= Google::Apis::SheetsV4::SheetsService.new.tap do |s|
-      s.authorization = user.google_authorization
-    end
+  def append_to_spreadsheet(data)
+    backend.append(data)
   end
 
-  def header_values
-    @header_values ||= begin
-                         values = spreadsheet_service.get_spreadsheet_values(google_spreadsheet_id, 'A1:An').values
-                         # if there are no headers yet, return an empty array
-                         if values
-                          values[0].map(&:strip)
-                         else
-                           []
-                         end
-                       end
-  end
-
-  def append(data)
-    data = data.with_indifferent_access
-    check_spreadsheed_headers!(data)
-
-    values = header_values.map { |key| data[key] }
-    range = "A1:A#{COLUMN_INDEX_TO_LETTER[values.length]}1"
-    value_range = Google::Apis::SheetsV4::ValueRange.new(values: [values], major_dimension: 'ROWS')
-
-    spreadsheet_service.append_spreadsheet_value(google_spreadsheet_id, range, value_range, value_input_option: 'USER_ENTERED')
-  end
-
-  def check_spreadsheed_headers!(data)
-    missing_headers = data.keys.map { |k| k.to_s.strip } - header_values
-    append_missing_headers(missing_headers) unless missing_headers.empty?
-  end
-
-  def append_missing_headers(missing_headers)
-    start_column = COLUMN_INDEX_TO_LETTER[header_values.length]
-    end_column = COLUMN_INDEX_TO_LETTER[header_values.length + missing_headers.length]
-    range = "#{start_column}1:#{end_column}1"
-    value_range = Google::Apis::SheetsV4::ValueRange.new(values: [missing_headers], major_dimension: 'ROWS')
-    spreadsheet_service.update_spreadsheet_value(google_spreadsheet_id, range, value_range, value_input_option: 'USER_ENTERED')
-    @header_values = nil # reset header values to refresh memoization on next access
+  def spreadsheet_headers
+    backend.headers
   end
 
   def to_param
     token
   end
 
+  def insert_defaults
+    self.backend_name ||= airtable_app_key.present? ? 'airtable' : 'google_sheets'
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/submission.rb b/app/models/submission.rb
index 4dfc874..3a60e14 100644
--- a/app/models/submission.rb
+++ b/app/models/submission.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class Submission < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def append_to_spreadsheet
-    result = form.append(data)
-    update_column(:appended_at, Time.current) if result.updates.updated_rows > 0
+    form.append_to_spreadsheet(data) &&
+      update_column(:appended_at, Time.current)
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/forms/index.html.erb b/app/views/forms/index.html.erb
index 261e4f7..5a9e61a 100644
--- a/app/views/forms/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/forms/index.html.erb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
               </div>
               <div class="media-right has-text-right is-size-4">
                 <figure class="image is-48x48 ">
-                  <%= link_to form.google_spreadsheet_url, {class: "has-text-success", target: "__blank"} do %>
+                  <%= link_to form.spreadsheet_url, {class: "has-text-success", target: "__blank"} do %>
                   <i class="far fa-file-excel"></i>
                   <% end %>
                 </figure>
diff --git a/app/views/forms/show.html.erb b/app/views/forms/show.html.erb
index c6679b7..5842b30 100644
--- a/app/views/forms/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/forms/show.html.erb
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
   <%= submission_url(@form) %>
 </p>
 <p>
-  <%= link_to 'Google spreadsheet', @form.google_spreadsheet_url %>
+  <%= link_to 'Google spreadsheet', @form.spreadsheet_url %>
 </p>
 <table>
   <thead>
     <tr>
-      <% @form.header_values.each do |value| %>
+      <% @form.spreadsheet_headers.each do |value| %>
         <th><%= value %></th>
       <% end %>
     </tr>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <tbody>
     <% @submissions.each do |submission| %>
       <tr>
-        <% @form.header_values.each do |column| %>
+        <% @form.spreadsheet_headers.each do |column| %>
           <td><%= submission.data[column] %></td>
         <% end %>
       </tr>
diff --git a/app/views/home/demo.html.erb b/app/views/home/demo.html.erb
index c810740..c75d4bd 100644
--- a/app/views/home/demo.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/home/demo.html.erb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
           <input type="hidden" name="ID" value="tinyforms_id">
           <h3>Demo</h3>
           <p>
-            This short form is connected to the embedded <%= link_to 'document', DEMO_FORM.google_spreadsheet_url %> on the right. <br>
+            This short form is connected to the embedded <%= link_to 'document', DEMO_FORM.spreadsheet_url %> on the right. <br>
             Submit the form and see the update of the document in realtime.
           </p>
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 
       <div class="column">
         <iframe id="demo-sheet" style="width:100%;height:100%;" src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/<%= DEMO_FORM.google_spreadsheet_id %>/edit?usp=sharing&nocache=<%= Time.now.to_i %>#gid=0&range=<%= DEMO_FORM.submissions.count + 1 %>:<%= DEMO_FORM.submissions.count + 2 %>"></iframe>
-        <p class="has-text-grey has-text-centered">Document not loading? <%= link_to 'Open it here', DEMO_FORM.google_spreadsheet_url %>.</p>
+        <p class="has-text-grey has-text-centered">Document not loading? <%= link_to 'Open it here', DEMO_FORM.spreadsheet_url %>.</p>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index 2dae959..ffe45c8 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,17 @@ module Tinyform
     # Application configuration can go into files in config/initializers
     # -- all .rb files in that directory are automatically loaded after loading
     # the framework and any gems in your application.
+    config.generators do |generate|
+      generate.helper false
+      generate.javascript_engine false
+      generate.request_specs false
+      generate.routing_specs false
+      generate.stylesheets false
+      generate.view_specs false
+    end
+
+    config.autoload_paths << Rails.root.join('lib')
+
     config.middleware.insert_before 0, Rack::Cors do
       allow do
         origins '*'
diff --git a/db/migrate/20200413152532_add_airtable_support.rb b/db/migrate/20200413152532_add_airtable_support.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5465dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20200413152532_add_airtable_support.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+class AddAirtableSupport < ActiveRecord::Migration[6.0]
+  def change
+    add_column :forms, :airtable_app_key_ciphertext, :string
+    add_column :forms, :airtable_api_key_ciphertext, :string
+    add_column :forms, :airtable_table, :string
+    add_column :forms, :backend_name, :string
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 153d317..0c9af99 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2020_04_13_101920) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2020_04_13_152532) do
 
   # These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
   enable_extension "plpgsql"
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2020_04_13_101920) do
     t.string "thank_you_url"
     t.datetime "created_at", precision: 6, null: false
     t.datetime "updated_at", precision: 6, null: false
+    t.string "airtable_app_key_ciphertext"
+    t.string "airtable_api_key_ciphertext"
+    t.string "airtable_table"
+    t.string "backend_name"
   end
 
   create_table "submissions", force: :cascade do |t|
diff --git a/lib/spreadsheet_backends/airtable.rb b/lib/spreadsheet_backends/airtable.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..047a8f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/spreadsheet_backends/airtable.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+require 'airrecord'
+module SpreadsheetBackends
+  class Airtable
+
+    attr_accessor :form, :user
+
+    def initialize(form)
+      @form = form
+      @user = form.user
+    end
+
+    def url
+      "https://airtable.com/#{form.airtable_app_key}"
+    end
+
+    def append(data)
+      result = table.create(data, typecast: true)
+      result.id.present?
+    rescue Airrecord::Error => e
+      return false
+    end
+
+    def create
+      # Airtable must already exist
+      # TODO: maybe add validation here?
+    end
+
+    def headers
+      table.records.first&.fields&.keys # we only know the headers once we have at least one record
+    end
+
+    def table
+      @table ||= Airrecord.table(form.airtable_api_key, form.airtable_app_key, form.airtable_table)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/spreadsheet_backends/google_sheets.rb b/lib/spreadsheet_backends/google_sheets.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2a6ab3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/spreadsheet_backends/google_sheets.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+require 'google/apis/sheets_v4'
+module SpreadsheetBackends
+  class GoogleSheets
+    # Hash to translate an index to a A1 notation. e.g. 1 => 'B', 27 => 'AA'
+    COLUMN_INDEX_TO_LETTER = Hash.new {|hash,key| hash[key] = hash[key - 1].next }.merge({0 => "A"})
+
+    attr_accessor :form, :user
+
+    def initialize(form)
+      @form = form
+      @user = form.user
+    end
+
+    def url
+      "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/#{form.google_spreadsheet_id}/edit" if form.google_spreadsheet_id.present?
+    end
+
+    def append(data)
+      data = data.with_indifferent_access
+      check_spreadsheed_headers!(data)
+
+      values = headers.map { |key| data[key] }
+      range = "A1:A#{COLUMN_INDEX_TO_LETTER[values.length]}1"
+      value_range = Google::Apis::SheetsV4::ValueRange.new(values: [values], major_dimension: 'ROWS')
+
+      result = spreadsheet_service.append_spreadsheet_value(form.google_spreadsheet_id, range, value_range, value_input_option: 'USER_ENTERED')
+      result.updates.updated_rows > 0
+    end
+
+    def create
+      sheets = Google::Apis::SheetsV4::SheetsService.new
+      sheets.authorization = user.google_authorization
+      create_object = Google::Apis::SheetsV4::Spreadsheet.new(properties: { title: form.title})
+      spreadsheet = sheets.create_spreadsheet(create_object)
+      form.update(google_spreadsheet_id: spreadsheet.spreadsheet_id)
+    end
+
+    def headers
+      @headers ||= begin
+                     values = spreadsheet_service.get_spreadsheet_values(form.google_spreadsheet_id, 'A1:An').values
+                           # if there are no headers yet, return an empty array
+                           if values
+                            values[0].map(&:strip)
+                           else
+                             []
+                           end
+                         end
+    end
+
+    def spreadsheet_service
+      @spreadsheet_service ||= Google::Apis::SheetsV4::SheetsService.new.tap do |s|
+        s.authorization = user.google_authorization
+      end
+    end
+
+    def check_spreadsheed_headers!(data)
+      missing_headers = data.keys.map { |k| k.to_s.strip } - headers
+      append_missing_headers(missing_headers) unless missing_headers.empty?
+    end
+
+    def append_missing_headers(missing_headers)
+      start_column = COLUMN_INDEX_TO_LETTER[headers.length]
+      end_column = COLUMN_INDEX_TO_LETTER[headers.length + missing_headers.length]
+      range = "#{start_column}1:#{end_column}1"
+      value_range = Google::Apis::SheetsV4::ValueRange.new(values: [missing_headers], major_dimension: 'ROWS')
+      spreadsheet_service.update_spreadsheet_value(form.google_spreadsheet_id, range, value_range, value_input_option: 'USER_ENTERED')
+      @headers = nil # reset header values to refresh memoization on next access
+    end
+
+  end
+end