CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated December 9, 1998 relating
to the financial statements of Allaire Corporation, which appears in such
Prospectus. We also consent to the application of such report to the Financial
Statement Schedule for the period from inception (May 5, 1995) through December
31, 1995, the two years ended December 31, 1997 and the nine months ended
September 30, 1998 listed under Item 16(b) of this Registration Statement when
such schedules are read in conjunction with the financial statements referred to
in our report. The audits referred to in such report also included these
schedules. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in
such Prospectus.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 9, 1998