EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated June 15, 2001 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedules, which appears in Verity,
Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2001.


\s\ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, California
June 21, 2001