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