The honest answer is that no firm in this index publishes a route to a funded account that costs nothing. The three things closest to it are competitions with a funded account as a prize, free resets on plans that include them, and free platform trials. All three are real; none of them is free funding in the sense the phrase implies.
Competitions, which are the closest thing
Several firms run trading competitions with a funded account as a prize. These are genuine and they cost nothing to enter at some firms, but they are structured as contests: you are ranked against other entrants over a period, and the account that follows carries the same rules as a purchased one. Winning a funded account inside a trailing drawdown you cannot trade is not a better outcome than not entering, so read the rules attached to the prize before the leaderboard.
Free resets, which reduce cost rather than removing it
Some plans include a reset at no charge under stated conditions, which is meaningful because the reset is the charge most traders pay most often. Leeloo publishes reset pricing against its account sizes on its pricing page. Whether a reset is included, discounted or full price is published per plan, and it is one of the few places in this market where the difference between plans is measured in real money rather than in marketing.
What still applies if you get one free
Everything. The drawdown limit, the minimum trading days, the consistency rule where the firm has one, and the payout conditions all apply to a free account exactly as to a paid one. That is the point worth taking away: the fee is the cheapest part of a prop account to worry about, and the rule that governs it is the expensive part regardless of what you paid.
Questions people ask about free prop firm account
Can I get a funded account for free?
Only by winning a competition, in this market. No firm in this index publishes a free funding route.
Are trading competitions worth entering?
They cost little or nothing at some firms. Read the prize's rules, because the account that follows carries the same drawdown and payout conditions as a purchased one.
Is a free trial the same as a free account?
No. A trial is platform access. It does not fund anything and does not shorten any evaluation.