EXHIBIT 23.1


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



The Board of Directors
American Software, Inc.:

 We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on
Form S-8 of American Software, Inc. of our report dated June 20, 1997, relating
to the consolidated balance sheets of American Software, Inc. and subsidiaries
as of April 30, 1997 and 1996, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended April 30, 1997, and related schedule, which report
appears in the April 30, 1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K of American Software,
Inc.



                                               KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP



Atlanta, Georgia
August 27, 1997