EXHIBIT 23.1

                 OPINION AND CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statements  on Form S-8 (No.  333-36602)  of our  report  dated  April 16,  2001
relating to the financial statements of Versata, Inc., which appears in Versata,
Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31, 2000. We also
consent to the  incorporation  by  reference  of our report dated April 16, 2001
relating  to the  financial  statement  schedule,  which  appears in such Annual
Report on Form 10-K.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

                                            PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, CA
October 4, 2001