EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP, INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 25, 2002 relating to the consolidated financial statements of TIBCO Software Inc., which appears in TIBCO Software Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2001.

/S/    PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

San Jose, California December 18, 2002