EXHIBIT 23.4
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
   
    We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Centura Software Corporation of our report
dated January 31, 1997 relating to the financial statements of Centura Software
Corporation, which appears in such Prospectus. We also consent to the reference
to us under the headings "Experts" and "Selected Financial Data" in such
Prospectus. However, it should be noted that Price Waterhouse LLP has not
prepared or certified such "Selected Financial Information".
    
 
/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP
Price Waterhouse LLP
 
   
San Jose, California
March 7, 1997