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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of
webMethods of our report dated May 1, 2000, except for Note 17, as to which the
date is May 20, 2000, relating to the financial statements of webMethods, which
appears in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us
under the headings "Experts" and "Selected Financial Data" in such Registration
Statement.





/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

McLean, Virginia
June 16, 2000



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