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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-3 (No. 333-95683) and Form S-8 (No. 333-76855, 333-78329,
333-81729, 333-83617) of Allaire Corporation of our report dated March 13, 2000
relating to the financial statements, which appears in the Annual Report to
Shareholders, which is incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also
consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated March 13, 2000
relating to the financial statement schedules, which appears in this Form 10-K.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
March 29, 2000