Thanks for this but most "alternatives" here aren't worth and we are still stuck with this thing and prisoners of WP.com for a while. Interesting reading here: http://jupiterjimsmarketingteam.com/why-i-dont-use-wordpress-jetpack/

I'm regretfully running JP just for 2 modules only - Comment and Subscriptions - because nobody on this planet was able to make such ultra basic plugins in order to allow a visitor
1. to subscribe to following posts when he leaves a comment and/or to new posts
2. add a simple checkbox to user subscriptions thats says "subscribe my email address I just entered also for receiving new posts"

You have exactly the same issue here with your own blog: you are using Jetpack Comment module right here, and at completely different place the Subscription module - and all your subscribers are managed by WP.com.

That's a shame as those settings should be just basic WP settings.
It seems WP.com wants to get more from us...