EXHIBIT 23.3


                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


  We consent to the inclusion in this Current Report on Form 8-K and
incorporation by reference into SunGard Data Systems Inc.'s Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 33-6425, 33-14984, 33-33602, 33-42345,
33-69650 and 33-58515) of our report, which includes explanatory paragraphs
relating to the acquisition as of August 31, 1995 and to the change in its
method of accounting for income taxes to conform with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes" in the year ended
December 31, 1993, dated August 29, 1995, on our audits of the financial
statements of Intelus Corporation as of December 31, 1994 and 1993 and for the
years then ended.



Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.


Washington, D.C.
October 6, 1995