EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
  We consent to the inclusion in this registration statement on Form SB-2
(File No. 333-     ) of our report dated March 5, 1996, except for Note 12 as
to which the date is September 12 1996, on our audits of the financial
statements and financial statement schedule of Aurum Software, Inc. We also
consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts."
 
                                          Coopers & Lybrand l.l.p.
 
San Jose, California
September 12, 1996