Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated January 28, 2004, relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in Amendment No. 1 to Chordiant Software, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2003. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, California

March 26, 2004