Non-profit website & cloud infrastructure

How AIESEC Brasil cut AWS costs by ~95%

AIESEC Brasil, part of the world's largest youth-led leadership organization, was running its main website on an oversized AWS environment. We audited the account, decommissioned unused resources, and migrated to a right-sized setup — cutting infrastructure costs by ~95% with zero downtime.

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At a glance

Client: AIESEC Brasil
Industry: Non-profit — youth leadership
Services: FinOps
Stack: AWS, WordPress, VPS, DNS/SSL automation

Business Challenge

AIESEC Brasil, part of the world's largest youth-led leadership organization, was operating its main site on an oversized AWS environment, incurring costs for underutilized resources while dealing with a slow, outdated, and vulnerable WordPress installation.

Oversized AWS setup costing ~US$484/month

Poor performance with ~7s load times, recurring database connection errors, and low PageSpeed scores

Operational complexity from a sprawling cloud setup that no one actively maintained

Our Solution

AWS Cleanup & Migration

Audited and decommissioned all unused AWS resources
Migrated WordPress to a right-sized VPS with zero downtime

WordPress Modernization

Upgraded WordPress and PHP to latest versions
Optimized plugins and enabled caching for better performance

DNS & Performance Optimization

Migrated DNS with automated SSL certificate renewal
Optimized images and media for improved PageSpeed scores

Results

The audit and migration delivered immediate, measurable savings without any disruption to the live site.

~95%lower monthly infrastructure cost, eliminating ~US$484/mo in AWS spend

~70%faster page load, dropping from ~7s to ~2s

Resolveddatabase connection errors, fully cleared after migration

ImprovedPageSpeed scores across the site

Frequently asked questions

How did Mediato reduce AIESEC Brasil's AWS costs by ~95%?

We audited the full AWS account, identified idle and oversized resources, decommissioned what wasn't needed, and migrated WordPress to a right-sized VPS with modern PHP — cutting monthly infrastructure spend by roughly 95%.

Did the migration cause any downtime?

No. The migration was planned and executed with zero downtime on AIESEC Brasil's live public website.

What caused the ~70% improvement in page load time?

Right-sizing the hosting environment and moving to modern PHP resolved recurring database connection errors and cut load time from roughly 7 seconds to 2 seconds.

Can this same approach work for other AWS accounts?

Yes — we run the same audit-and-cleanup process for any team whose AWS bill has grown without anyone tracking exactly why.