Exhibit 23.1


                          CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus 
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report 
dated February 10, 1998, except as to Note 13 which is dated February 27, 
1998, appearing on page 61 of Centura Software Corporation's Annual Report on 
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997. We also consent to the 
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such prospectus.

/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP

Price Waterhouse LLP
San Jose, California
April 28, 1998